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Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Slavery, Racism, and Violence
Conversations on Love by Natasha Lunn
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Miscarriage
Minor: Child death, Cancer, Death of parent, Death, Grief, and Infertility
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
Did not finish book. Stopped at 24%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 24%.
I wouldn’t have minded the slow pace of the book if the characters hadn’t felt so pretentious. The characters are written really similarly to Rooney’s other novels, which I didn’t enjoy - although I loved the screen version of Normal People!
Rooney seems to mainly write about young, white, cis, often hetero, middle to upper middle class characters. This story is no exception to that trend. There’s little diversity in her characters or the stories she’s telling and this book (although I liked it more than Conversations With Friends) still left me feeling like I was reading a book about two financially solvent white women who have kind of boring and also pretentious conversations about intellectual topics and also how misunderstood they each are and difficult their lives are.
Rooney writes what she knows best. She writes characters that mirror herself, her intellect and affectations, and her experiences. If you deeply connect with her specific blend of those things then you’ll love this book.
Rooney seems to mainly write about young, white, cis, often hetero, middle to upper middle class characters. This story is no exception to that trend. There’s little diversity in her characters or the stories she’s telling and this book (although I liked it more than Conversations With Friends) still left me feeling like I was reading a book about two financially solvent white women who have kind of boring and also pretentious conversations about intellectual topics and also how misunderstood they each are and difficult their lives are.
Rooney writes what she knows best. She writes characters that mirror herself, her intellect and affectations, and her experiences. If you deeply connect with her specific blend of those things then you’ll love this book.
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content