yolanda_h's Reviews (306)

Babel

R.F. Kuang

4.0

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Grief, Colonisation

Moderate: Racial slurs, Slavery, Death of parent

Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland

Lisa Schneidau

3.75

informative lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Hine

Lotte Kok

3.0

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Poeh. Wat een heftig verhaal, dat anders loopt dan de vormgeving en de tekst op de kaft doen vermoeden. Ik voelde me zwaar worden tijdens het lezen, alsof het gewicht van wat erin zat op mij kwam te liggen. Ik kon soms maximaal een half uur achter elkaar dit boek ‘aan’. Ik kan de gedachte erachter waarderen en mogelijk kan deze aanpak voor sommige lezers iets betekenen. Ik adviseer wel om de trigger warnings op het voorblad te lezen. 

Het boek leest desondanks makkelijk en vlot, maar dat komt deels ook doordat ik sommige karakters, gesprekken en teksten soms te ‘flat’ of juist enorm heftig vond, of ik zag zinnen die kort ervoor al waren geschreven. Daardoor scande ik de tekst meer dan dat ik het echt in me opnam.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child death, Misogyny, Blood, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

Het boek van vergeten woorden

Pip Williams

3.25

emotional informative 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Death of parent, Pregnancy

The Sandman Vol. 2: The Doll's House

Neil Gaiman

3.75

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories

Angela Carter

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Jamaica Inn

Daphne du Maurier

3.5

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol

October, October

Katya Balen

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail

Carmilla: A Vampyre Tale

J. Sheridan Le Fanu

3.25

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Possession

A.S. Byatt

4.25

challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes