strawberry_fields_forever's Reviews (78)

If He Had Been with Me + If Only I had Told Her

Laura Nowlin

2.0

Everything is Tuberculosis

John Green

4.75

informative slow-paced

Autumn

Ali Smith

3.0

In the Wild Light

Jeff Zentner

4.25

fast-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

The House in the Cerulean Sea

TJ Klune

4.0

The Seagull

Anton Chekhov

3.5

Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver

Mary Oliver

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird

Agustina Bazterrica

4.25

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A Clockwork Orange

Anthony Burgess

2.5

challenging dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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My rating is very personal. I think if I was tougher I would’ve enjoyed it more. I felt it was a tad repetitive but to someone able to distinguish types of torture is may seem more interesting. I don’t know very much not my cup of tea. I’ve had nightmares and I think a lot of it was shock writing. However I can’t ignore the geniuses of Anthony. if nothing else the story is interesting and the writing technique thoughtful and impactful.
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Mayflies

Andrew O'Hagan

3.0

emotional funny sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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In the first half there was colonels of pure hardness. But often it was overshadowed by complexity. I wish there was more of an establishment of friendship Andrea O’Hagan just kind of threw us in there
 
However, in the second half he really over I saw the friendship that was trying to be portrayed in the first half. It was incredibly heartfelt. I also felt like the characters got established a lot more in the autumn 2017 section.