tarinahmed's reviews
50 reviews

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

The Outsider by Albert Camus

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The Clothing of Books by Jhumpa Lahiri

informative reflective fast-paced

3.5

Very interesting insight on book covers from an author. Outside of the logistics of marketing and publicity it was nice to hear a take on book covers that’s more about the personal feeling of the authors themselves, especially since they don’t often get a say in how their book looks 

If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Now Go: On Grief and Studio Ghibli by Karl Thomas Smith

inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

Deeping It: Colonialism, Culture & Criminalisation of UK Drill by Adele Oliver

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Tiny Moons: A Year of Eating in Shanghai by Nina Mingya Powles

lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

5.0

This book was one of the most heartwarming reads I’ve read all year. I loved the imagery of food and though there were many moment spent starving as a result, the beautiful passages connecting food with human experience and memories felt so fulfilling. Relationships with food can often be difficult but this read made me fall in love with the art of cuisines and ingredients all over again

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Oh my days this was equal parts traumatising and addicting to read. A great buddy read but wow. Bazterrica has an amazing talent for writing the most gruesome, disgusting passages I’ve ever read. Shocking at every turn, I don’t think I’ll be able to stop thinking about this book for a while

BFFs: The Radical Potential of Female Friendship by Anahit Behrooz

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

Assembly by Natasha Brown

dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

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

4.0