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11 reviews

Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong

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inspiring

4.0

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

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

3.0

Ngl even tho this plot was fucked up I was INVESTED. Development after development was so insane. Also free my girl Blanche cause even tho she wrong as hell I don’t wanna see any misogynist takes. Stanley can kill himself. Unfortunate. 
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 48%.
i tried to pull through but I couldn’t. Truly not rewarding.
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

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dark emotional reflective tense 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

made me cry on an airplane
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Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

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challenging dark emotional tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

damn man wth 


some points off because after what felt like a falling action going at 500 miles per hour, the ending slammed the brakes. Although the book is awesome and it the ending leaves u wanting a bit more.
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Circe by Madeline Miller

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

4.75

don’t know how i feel about the whole Telemachus thing but um yeah

Very delightful, loved to see Circe grow
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City Gate, Open Up by Bei Dao, Jeffrey Yang

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emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

You can really live in Bei Dao’s shoes through this book. Very emotional and relatable. 
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Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

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adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

such a captivating story, I couldn’t put it down. 
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Nichijou, Vol. 1 by あらゐけいいち, Keiichi Arawi

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funny inspiring lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

woowowowowow. This was an experience ! uhm. I liked what it had to say about latin america as a latine myself. All of the characters were detailed. I would have rated it 5 stars if it weren't for racist tropes towards characters who weren't the Buendia's as well as that whole end with heavy sexual content that was just disturbing! : D also the way it wrote women was,,,,,, conflicting. 
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