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456 reviews

Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones

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2.0

I really wanted to like it the beginning was great. but then the names happened and they kept distracting me from the plot and I hated it.
Herkunft by Saša Stanišić

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adventurous informative reflective tense medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Beryl & her Broomcycle by Hannah Skates

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

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adventurous hopeful tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Disobedience by Naomi Alderman

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inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green

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hopeful informative inspiring mysterious medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The Legend of Korra: Ruins of the Empire, Part Two by Michael Dante DiMartino

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hopeful tense fast-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Little Women & Good Wives by Louisa May Alcott

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lighthearted medium-paced

3.5

I think maybe I should have read this before watching the movie because I feel like my expectations were too high...
Harka by Liselotte Welskopf-Henrich

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adventurous
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

Wenn ich das Buch gelesen hätte als ich esbekommen habe damals vor 17 jahren (oder so) hätte esmit großer sicherheit 5 Sterne bekommen... Aber der Schreibstil ist nicht (mehr) mein Ding weswegen ich zwischendurch keine Lust hatte weiter zu lesen :(
Ein Sommernachtstraum / A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

so I never particularly cared about reading Shakespeare in any form. but then last year I saw the bridge theatre version of this play and I loved it so much. it was so funny and then I thought I should go read some Shakespeare and now here I am.
and while I knew it would be different from the play because they did switch Oberon and Titania's part it still confused me. and maybe I just didn't read it properly (I mean I could have read the german translation that could have helped) but I honestly did not understand why Oberon put that spell on Titania... that felt very wrong.
everything else was great
and I loved the fact that I knew the scene from the play I saw so I had actual voices in my head while reading and that felt amazing.

if Shakespeare had been cool and switched the Oberon and Titania parts I would have loved that even more