spirotechnics's reviews
25 reviews

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

5.0

Homesick for Another World by Ottessa Moshfegh

challenging funny mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

Demons: A Novel in Three Parts by Fyodor Dostoevsky by Fyodor Dostoevsky

dark emotional funny inspiring relaxing medium-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? Yes

5.0

Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky

challenging funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev

challenging funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov

challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I wish I could put it at a 3.875. I really enjoyed it and like the themes but something didn't quite click the same way as the cherry orchard did. Maybe I just read it all too fast haha

A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov

adventurous reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

An enjoyable read, but the format of it confused me at points. Pechorin was a bastard and sucks as a person, but it was interesting to see his perspective and what happened throughout his life.

The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead

challenging informative inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Very interesting read. Who knew that elevator inspection would be so fraught with intrigue lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin

funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

A very enjoyable read for class. I love Pushkin's poetic voice so much, and he does a wonderful job of bringing these characters to life.

Sea Change by Gina Chung

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

This was a really nice book. I loved to get the chance to meet Ro on the page and learn about everything that made her, her. I also loved her journey of growth as a person. The prose is absolutely beautiful, and I loved the hopeful outlook at the end.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Miscarriage