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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
[review copied over from my old goodreads]
i started this book unsure what to expect, with no knowledge about it other than that it was very popular and that the lady at the thrift store where i bought it said it was a very good book. i related to charlie really heavily throughout and overall just felt really connected to all the characters.
charlie’s relationships with, well, everyone in this book, are so interesting to me. the way he interacts with sam, with patrick, with mary elizabeth, with his siblings, with his parents, with the unknown person he writes these letters to. it all felt so real in a dizzying sort of way.
and the end, oh the end. i don’t want to say too much in fear of spoiling anything, but… wow!
i enjoyed this book more than i expected to.
i started this book unsure what to expect, with no knowledge about it other than that it was very popular and that the lady at the thrift store where i bought it said it was a very good book. i related to charlie really heavily throughout and overall just felt really connected to all the characters.
charlie’s relationships with, well, everyone in this book, are so interesting to me. the way he interacts with sam, with patrick, with mary elizabeth, with his siblings, with his parents, with the unknown person he writes these letters to. it all felt so real in a dizzying sort of way.
and the end, oh the end. i don’t want to say too much in fear of spoiling anything, but… wow!
i enjoyed this book more than i expected to.
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
4.75
this book had me in pieces
White Oleander by Janet Fitch
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.25
fantastic diction and storytelling
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship
Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
[review copied over from my old goodreads]
I don’t even know how to start this review, if I’m being honest.
Stone Butch Blues is the most powerful book I’ve read… possibly ever. Feinberg’s storytelling is compelling and so, so real, and I didn’t spend a chapter of this book feeling as if my time wasn’t being spent in good use. Jess is such a strong character, and the story of her, and of butches as a whole, is incredibly well told in this novel.
We learn who Jess is alongside her as she learns it herself, bouncing from gay bars to blue-collar jobs to the messy living spaces in between, her understanding of herself and the world around her changing with time and experience and each new person she meets.
It’d be difficult to emerge from reading this without a renewed sense of appreciation for butches, for transsexuals, for anyone who exists outside the norm. It’s a story about gender as much as it is transness, and it left me thinking one word: wow.
A must-read, in my eyes.
I don’t even know how to start this review, if I’m being honest.
Stone Butch Blues is the most powerful book I’ve read… possibly ever. Feinberg’s storytelling is compelling and so, so real, and I didn’t spend a chapter of this book feeling as if my time wasn’t being spent in good use. Jess is such a strong character, and the story of her, and of butches as a whole, is incredibly well told in this novel.
We learn who Jess is alongside her as she learns it herself, bouncing from gay bars to blue-collar jobs to the messy living spaces in between, her understanding of herself and the world around her changing with time and experience and each new person she meets.
It’d be difficult to emerge from reading this without a renewed sense of appreciation for butches, for transsexuals, for anyone who exists outside the norm. It’s a story about gender as much as it is transness, and it left me thinking one word: wow.
A must-read, in my eyes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Police brutality
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
mythology will always get me, and especially these two. the way madeline miller writes their story is very beautiful
Grit: Poems by Silas Denver Melvin by silas denver melvin
emotional
medium-paced
5.0
grit is so powerful and so, so real. highly recommend.
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.75
this book was so fucking fantastic
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Anarchy and Polyamory by Dysophia
medium-paced
2.5
this could have been great, but unfortunately it fell flat. very cishet polyamory centric. there were definitely not enough discussions on queerness, considering how queer polyamory often is, and the focus on primary/secondary relationships was questionable at best.
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
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
3.75
cute! i loved linus and arthur and all the kids