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Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
a bit of gross parts but other than that a really funny main character
All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews
4.0
ending wasnt that satisfying but writing was immaculate and loved the references to south indian lamguage (malayalam? urdu?)
Too Much and Not the Mood: Essays by Durga Chew-Bose
2.75
felt too rambly and like there wasn’t a focus - some really good writing tho
Sula by Toni Morrison
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
4.0
Really amazing writing but something about the pacing was a little slow for me. There was a lot of rambling about non-Sula & Nel related things which is sometimes ok but this reached a point where I’m 20 percent into the book before I hear about the friendship for the first time?
If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
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? Yes
3.0
spoilers ahead SORRY!!
i like the ending and how they used the workshop to discuss the plot of the book - the idea of how survivors need to portray their stories in a certain way.
it was refreshing to see noor as a character that tries to settle in cairo but i wish she had done more in the sense of trying to find a job or to try and even eventually moving out of her apartment to something she found on her own. the fact that she continued in that place and the job that her mother gave her made her feel like a privileged brat?
the dual perspectives also was very cool although seeing the guy’s perspective didn’t really add any value except confirm how he’s a sexist abuser-stalker.
i like the ending and how they used the workshop to discuss the plot of the book - the idea of how survivors need to portray their stories in a certain way.
it was refreshing to see noor as a character that tries to settle in cairo but i wish she had done more in the sense of trying to find a job or to try and even eventually moving out of her apartment to something she found on her own. the fact that she continued in that place and the job that her mother gave her made her feel like a privileged brat?
the dual perspectives also was very cool although seeing the guy’s perspective didn’t really add any value except confirm how he’s a sexist abuser-stalker.
Emma by Jane Austen
Did not finish book. Stopped at 63%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 63%.
i think im just not a classics person, like who even cares what Frank Churchill is like as a person?? I need more Jane Fairfax