sofiai's reviews
73 reviews

Chestnut Street by Maeve Binchy

adventurous inspiring lighthearted 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? No

3.0

Design Is Storytelling by Ellen Lupton

funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

2.75

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring 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

4.25

Sleeping Beauties by Susanna Moore

adventurous challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

The Finishing School by Muriel Spark

funny lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

Beautiful prose, so funny, totally unexpected ending that just made my whole week 

Winter in Sokcho by Elisa Shua Dusapin

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality by Amanda Montell

informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

adventurous dark inspiring tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Does the mom die at the end of every Kristin Hannah book?!

I swear I cry every single time I read her stories. The world building in this book is second to none but the story was so tragic. Thank god for the happy ish ending

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

adventurous challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

This one was slow to start but once it got going I could not put it down. I was a little underwhelmed by the perfect, bow-wrapped ending but positively captivated by the themes of gender, race, class, and privilege. The book as a whole was very thought provoking and required a deep degree of self reflection