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vganesh's reviews
29 reviews
Blindness by José Saramago
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
3.75
this book is crazy and worth a read but it was hard to get thru bc of the writing style. i get it was purposeful but it definitely made it a little harder to really get into
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
dark
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
real
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Great Goddesses: Life Lessons from Myths and Monsters by Nikita Gill
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
beautiful beautiful writing, one of the best poets of our time in my opinion
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
1.0
modern poetry can be good but this is not. Genuinely don't understand how this was published
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
dark
reflective
medium-paced
3.25
her writing is good but she's so racist so maybe the whole head in the oven thing was good in the end. still though she's so racist
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75