sophielua's reviews
65 reviews

The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante

4.0

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

3.0

Figuring by Maria Popova

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.25

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

adventurous inspiring mysterious relaxing 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? No

3.5

The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

adventurous challenging emotional slow-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

3.75

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.25

Água Viva by Clarice Lispector

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector

mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

The Awakening by Kate Chopin

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

so kate chopin describes everything in one of three ways: moody, delicious, or misty. so she basically dragged me into this dramatic state of mind I’m currently in. this book consists of a novelette followed by a few short stories, each a different locale of the country that is womanhood. this book is meant for savouring and languishing, for dissociation and introspection. this is the girliest book I’ve read and I have a crush on it. occasionally shocking, mostly piercing. as honest as the sun, as painful as its gaze. oops sorry, that’s my state of mind talking