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rust_and_stardust's reviews
246 reviews

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging informative reflective medium-paced
adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging informative reflective medium-paced
challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

I thought the subject matter of the book was very interesting and was impressed that the "bad gays" covered were individually contextualised in great detail. The authors' analysis was nuanced and accessible. This is an informative book ideal for anyone who is interested in queer history. 

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

DID NOT FINISH: 27%

A combination of not being in the right state of mind to read this and not being interested in it. 
adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I enjoyed this one a lot. I've heard a lot about Emily St. John Mandel and I think she's a talented writer. Immediately I thought the writing was polished and elegant. The pacing was good. The characters were interesting. Plot-wise, it was well-executed. The audiobook narration was great as well. The book has a peculiar melancholy feeling that I loved. Reminds me a bit of the tone of Kazuo Ishiguro's work. 
adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I found this well-written, but it was more of a mystery than a thriller, although it was suspenseful. Though I had the same problem I have with lots of books in the genre - I found it hard to believe that the characters acted like real people. I enjoyed the deep dive into their minds though. There was a also a bit too many coincidenes/convenient plot points. The audibook was really good!