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absinthe's Reviews (391)
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
slow-paced
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
DID NOT FINISH
The narrator of the audiobook version I was listening to was very flat and made the book more more of a slog than the interesting content deserved, but I had to put it down.
adventurous
emotional
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
informative
tense
I got a few chapters in and quit because I found the book to be long-winded and preachy. If I hear the concept 'BUMMER' one more time I will lose my mind.
EDIT: I feel the above still applies. I gave this another shot as part of a reading challenge and still found it a bit unbearable and preachy. The underlying themes are good and the book is informative. It did motivate me to uninstall Instagram and hopefully quit Facebook, but I still found this essay collection to be exhausting and not very enjoyable.
EDIT: I feel the above still applies. I gave this another shot as part of a reading challenge and still found it a bit unbearable and preachy. The underlying themes are good and the book is informative. It did motivate me to uninstall Instagram and hopefully quit Facebook, but I still found this essay collection to be exhausting and not very enjoyable.