absinthe's Reviews (391)

A Wizard of Earthsea

Ursula K. Le Guin

2.5

adventurous slow-paced

Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass

Lana Del Rey

3.0

emotional reflective slow-paced

Stinger

Robert R. McCammon

3.0

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

4.0

hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Deluxe Edition 1

Hayao Miyazaki

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

Erik Larson

DID NOT FINISH: 14%

The book wasn't capturing my attention at this point so I returned it to the library early (there was also a waitlist so I didn't want to hold up others).

The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Non-fiction

Neil Gaiman

3.25

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

Dread Nation

Justina Ireland

4.0

adventurous challenging dark tense 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

Fragment

Warren Fahy

4.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures

Merlin Sheldrake

3.75

informative reflective slow-paced

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