strrygo's Reviews (269)

Dubliners

James Joyce

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

can't put a pin in how i felt abt this..n still keep going in circles abt it. recognize its objective importance n Thought i would love the vignettes (actually only picked this up bc of a prof who was obsessed w modernism n joyce, so i did know what i was getting into) more but some of them just felt beyond me. think my own lack of awareness in terms of the book's context or place in history played a big part, but there was also just a detachment i felt with some of the stories that i don't think i could recover or bridge with any amount of research. do Get It but i was craving some warmth in the in-betweens :,) bc when it's cold it's cold but when it's warm....then i get it.

✧ favorites: araby, eveline, a little cloud, a painful case, the dead

When We Were Orphans

Kazuo Ishiguro

4.0

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

pale view of hills nd when we were orphans on top for ishiguro endings that make me want to reread immediately

Content Warnings

Light

Eva Figes

3.75

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern

3.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Content Warnings

Tuesdays with Morrie

Mitch Albom

3.25

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

needed a good sob

A Girl Returned

Donatella Di Pietrantonio

4.25

emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

another vanity pick..idc..i love this cover ! whirlwind of emotions. can't fully understand why maybe it was that the chapters got longer and longer, so i felt like i was being allowed in more, somehow, the super distinct prose/voice that felt so much more personal? than i think i'm used to balancing simplicity and beauty, but i cared! so so much! almost like i was experiencing her anger and grief and joy(however brief) with her, so much so i couldn't put it down because i felt like my not reading to the end was holding her back from a resolution..parasocial reading..
book i would love to own and mark up bc some of these quotes r so completely stuck to my brain!

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