ruby_gordon's Reviews (68)

The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger

DID NOT FINISH: 69%

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very mediocre

Exciting Times

Naoise Dolan

DID NOT FINISH: 30%

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drab writing style, feels like a watered-down awful copycat version Normal People by Sally Rooney.

In Paris with You

Clémentine Beauvais

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Such an interesting premises to write regular fiction in prose, it’s flowed like poetry and read like art. Amazing book.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing, Death, Suicide, Grief

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Great mix of quotable philosophical lines and plot. Relatable, a difficult book to put down, 10/10

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Murder

The Outsider

Albert Camus

5.0

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty, Religious bigotry, Murder

Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom

Takeshi Obata, Tsugumi Ohba

5.0

dark funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Death, Misogyny, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

DID NOT FINISH: 79%

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt

Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

1.0

dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Abandonment, Sexual harassment

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens

1.0

hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Gaslighting, Abandonment

Macbeth

William Shakespeare

3.75

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, War

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting