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Too Much Is Not Enough: A Memoir of Fumbling Toward Adulthood by Andrew Rannells

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Oh, Andrew Rannells, my sweet summer child.

When beginning to read this, I was worried for a very brief moment that this book would just be another typical celebrity memoir listing the most important events in their life, sprayed with some wannabe inspirational quotes inforced by a probably ghostwriter.

I am very happy to say that I was wronged. This book is not only extremely funny due to the fact that Andrew Rannells IS really funny - it also all in all feels extremely genuine and is perfect in all its rawness and honesty, which I wholeheartly appreciate. Reading about nineteen to twenty-something year old Andrew's struggles in pursuing his dreams and trying to find a place in the world felt like listening to the rambles of a very good friend that could gladly go on for hours.

Beautiful life lessons and a heartfelt, vulnerable story that I'm glad was shared <3

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The Green Mile by Stephen King

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adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-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? No

5.0

Look, is it a perfect book? Of course not, it's written by Stephen King.
Did the story suck me in until the very last word and had me staring at a wall for two days (in a good way)? Yes.

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Wie Melodien im Wind by Alicia Zett

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-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

3.5

Für mich nicht so gut wie der erste Band, aber für ganz viele Personen beatimmt genau das Buch, was sie brauchen.

Maurice by E.M. Forster

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emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

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

1.5

Maybe my expectations for this book were just too big to be met properly, but I really have to admit that this book dissappointed me. Important from a perspective of literature history and especially queer history nevertheless.

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Wie Farben im Regen by Alicia Zett

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-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

4.0

Für die Schloss Mare Reihe war es definitiv ein würdiges Finale, auch wenn ich zugeben muss, dass es mir am Ende ein bisschen zu tief in die Young-Adult-Klischee-Trickkiste gegriffen hat. Aber ich gönne den Charakteren diesen triefenden Kitsch wirklich von ganzem Herzen und das soll was heißen. 😌

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