sheonceread's reviews
74 reviews

Cecilia by K-Ming Chang

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

what a weird, horny little book.

Orang - Orang KRL by Alam S. Anggara

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

my dad died on november 20th 2024, i’ve been struggling to understand my grief but this really helped me to slowly understand my mom’s grief as a wife. that’s one step closer, either way.

Arrangements in Blue: Notes on Love and Making a Life by Amy Key

emotional funny reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.0

Conversations on Love by Natasha Lunn

funny reflective medium-paced

3.5

Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Celebrity and the Feminist Blockbuster by Anthea Taylor

informative medium-paced

4.0

also accidentally read this in its entirety during my thesis

Millennials and Gen Z in Media and Popular Culture by Ahmet Atay, Mary Z. Ashlock

informative medium-paced

4.0

accidentally read this in its entirety when i was researching my thesis lolfjkskj

Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

challenging funny informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

Malam Seribu Jahanam by Intan Paramaditha

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

5.0

This book was a big hug, punch in the gut, and tearjerker all at the same time. I came in expecting to be spooked but I found myself sad at a lot of the pages, and I feel like I'm now as haunted as the characters are. It's a very interestingly packaged story about sisterhood, folklore, religious trauma, guilt, and class. Whenever you think the story's going this way, it goes the other way and strings you along. The proses are insane, but the back and forth pacing bothered me at first because I often mistake who's who but it gets better as you go. I love stories where estranged siblings only reunite because somebody has died (see: Haunting of Hill House). Overall, I think I will never get over this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Suicide, Transphobia, Religious bigotry