savvy_rain's reviews
246 reviews

Severance by Ling Ma

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Intermedial Ecocriticism: The Climate Crisis Through Art and Media by Niklas Salmose, Jørgen Bruhn

informative medium-paced

4.0

Your Utopia: Stories by Bora Chung

dark funny sad fast-paced

5.0

The Autograph Man by Zadie Smith

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Utter, Earth: Advice on Living in a More-Than-Human World by Isaac Yuen

funny reflective medium-paced

3.75

Odd Take: I enjoyed this book far more when reading it in the morning than I did reading it at night. It’s a unique read and maybe not for everyone, but I think I will revisit it from time to time. 

Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes by Phoebe Robinson

funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Veniss Underground by Jeff VanderMeer

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Black Friend: Essays by Ziwe

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

5.0

City of Illusions by Ursula K. Le Guin

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

Absolution by Jeff VanderMeer

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0