thefearlessfrock's reviews
65 reviews

Tinted Trails: Exploring Writings in English as a Second Language by

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

 This is an INCREDIBLE collection. Tinted Trails (the team behind Tint Journal) managed to find true gems; extraordinary talents of so many nations. The book looks stunning with its plentiful illustrations, it's a true sensory joy to keep it in one's hands. If you're a fan of high-quality writing, diversity & joyous paper objects, this collection is definitely for you!

100000% recommended 

Makers of Budapest by Karoly Boldizsar, Petra Hoffmann, Anna Bardy, Milan Raczmolnar

informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

5.0

This book is AN ABSOLUTE DREAM. It lives in a stunning deep blue bookcase, smells like true paper ecstasy, the high quality of the whole production is just pure luxury. It's basically  a list of contemporary Hungarian creators from all fields (from paper to tiles), their love-projects (described in Hungarian AND English) and photos of their shop & products. The whole book celebrates objects, beauty, creativity - and honestly, is just tangible joy (and why you absolutely need offline things - real, material ones - in your life). As a book, too, it does exactly what it stands for.
Absolutely, 100% MUCH recommended. (Especially if you're visiting Hungary and want to know where to shop - but also if you want to get to know new, small, sustainable brands; many of them are present in many countries &  continents too!)

The Philosophy of Composition by Edgar Allan Poe

3.0

Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes by Dana Thomas

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.0

Fingerprints by Balázs Kántás

informative medium-paced

3.0

Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

funny mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

Come Rain or Come Shine by Kazuo Ishiguro

funny reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

3.75

Galatea by Madeline Miller

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.75

I tried to read it for the third time - and this time I finally LOVED IT.

Bad Girls by Mary Flanagan

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

2.0

A disappointment.