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Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire by Alex von Tunzelmann
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Animal death
The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
2.0
read Life of Pi instead - seemed like a bit of a rip off.
Very Jesus-y for me - didn't hit home the way the other books did. But ultimately good writing (some quotable lines as always) and solidly paced. But it ultimately felt empty.
Very Jesus-y for me - didn't hit home the way the other books did. But ultimately good writing (some quotable lines as always) and solidly paced. But it ultimately felt empty.
Shoko's Smile: Stories by Choi Eunyoung
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
I sit in my dark room sobbing quietly as I write this 'review'. This isn't going to be coherent but WOW, this book!!
Absolutely stunning writing. The character sketches, the underlying grief and sadness of each character and the situation, the incorporation of a social/political issue of Korea in the stories - just WOW.
These stories weren't anything great, anything that felt like huge monumental stories - I feel like you'll read this book after seeing this review and expect to be wowed and maybe you will and maybe you won't, but it made me feel things. It made me feel the character's pain and love and loss and made me want to write. And for that I'm grateful.
Absolutely stunning writing. The character sketches, the underlying grief and sadness of each character and the situation, the incorporation of a social/political issue of Korea in the stories - just WOW.
These stories weren't anything great, anything that felt like huge monumental stories - I feel like you'll read this book after seeing this review and expect to be wowed and maybe you will and maybe you won't, but it made me feel things. It made me feel the character's pain and love and loss and made me want to write. And for that I'm grateful.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Cancer, Child death, and War
Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.0
great concept, loved the bi rep and the magic system but ultimately failed as book with its cliches, bad pacing and just my inability to give a fuck about what was happening ultimately :')
Love on Lexington Avenue by Lauren Layne
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5