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It's Not Like It's a Secret by Misa Sugiura
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio by Amara Lakhous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
finished in one day
Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors
slow-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
2.5
This book cuts through perspectives of the titular characters and their friends and family. Each chapter focuses on a different character's life, which works bc Cleo and Frank are so boring, but also doesn't work because some characters don't get the ending the deserve (ex. Zoe and Quentin). Some chapters read like short stories, especially the sugar glider chapter, and others feel like they are thrown in without a beginning or end. I liked it and I recommended it but overall it was just okay ?
Also, did you notice the side characters are almost all marginalized? Santiago, Audrey, Quentin, Zoe, Eleanor...they all exist to prop up the main (straight, yt, boring) characters. Even the story acknowledges that Cleo and Frank are the most boring parts of the story. I enjoyed the chapters that did not feature the titular characters.
The eventual (there has to be an adaptation, right?) tv show will be much better.
Also, did you notice the side characters are almost all marginalized? Santiago, Audrey, Quentin, Zoe, Eleanor...they all exist to prop up the main (straight, yt, boring) characters. Even the story acknowledges that Cleo and Frank are the most boring parts of the story. I enjoyed the chapters that did not feature the titular characters.
The eventual (there has to be an adaptation, right?) tv show will be much better.
Solanin by Inio Asano
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Painfully self aware. The basis for all indie romantic comedies. I liked this much more than I thought I would. Truly laugh out loud funny moments and cringe relatability
I Came All This Way to Meet You: Writing Myself Home by Jami Attenberg
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
An author's life, all mixed up. I enjoyed most passages but I really, really wish it was better organized. It jumped around a lot
Human Acts by Han Kang
Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.
great book, incredibly timely although there is too much going on in the world and i didn't have the emotional capacity to finish
Happy Stories, Mostly by Norman Erikson Pasaribu
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
i just don't think flash fiction is for me