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66 reviews
Exercises in Style by Raymond Queneau
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The beginning didn’t have me sold but it got better as it went and the end was so heartbreakingly hopeful
Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
All the Living and the Dead by Hayley Campbell
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I wish i could give this more than 5 stars. This book is so profoundly meaningful. It straightfoward and honest and doesn't sugar coat, but it's anything but hopeless. Campbell shows us in every page of this book the love and humanity that is in death, that the death workers who care for us in death truly care. From the morticians to the gravediggers to the scientists receiving our bodies donated to them for science. The absolute beauty and connectivity of humanity is so palpable that it brought me to tears multiple times. Death is big and it is scary, but Campbell brings us gently to see it in new ways, but never pulls a curtain between us and the nitty gritty. And that is comforting, to hear exactly how we can be cared for after dying, or how our loved ones will be, or how we can grieve , and how we can anticipate loss logistically. I am so grateful for this book, for Campbells extraordinary efforts to experience and describe such traumatic interactions, for bringing death back down from myth.
These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Holy fuck
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
challenging
lighthearted
reflective
slow-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
3.5
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- 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
Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-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
4.0
Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0