smiti_nathan's reviews
119 reviews

The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett

lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Excrement, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Body horror, Blood, Violence, Cancer, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Grief, Classism, Death, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Child death, Confinement, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Torture, Child death, Death of parent, Racism, Slavery, Murder, Outing, and Rape

Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Addiction

Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare

challenging funny hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt

challenging funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

So good and so wild. I didn't know too much going in and loved that. The writing is impeccable. 

This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says about You by Susan Rogers, Ogi Ogas

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

This was a super fascinating nonfiction listen that mixed memoir, music anecdotes, and neuroscience. I feel that the packing seemed to suggest that you would walk away with a listener profile for yourself, but it's more of forming a knowledgeable foundation on what your profile could be. I learned a ton from this book and while I felt like the pacing could have been a tad quick, I thoroughly enjoyed it. 

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? No

4.25

This was so enjoyable as an audiobook. Super cozy, low-stakes, and smart. 

The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.25

excellent narration. fascinating ideas and reflection; however, there were a lot of threads and some didn't feel well-developed or necessary.

The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0