elizlizabeth's Reviews (242)

Eclipse

Stephenie Meyer

1.0

slow-paced

Twilight reinnassance babey, you know the drill.

What's Wrong with Fat?

Abigail C. Saguy

3.0

informative reflective fast-paced

Great starting point if you're just coming onto the fat acceptance train, but the beauty as fat bit was painful to read and needs further contrasting with feminist values to come up as something new and truly supportive of the fat acceptance movement.
The data is obviously very US centric, and no offense intended but I'm tired of being hyped for "strategies" for X movement and it's just an ad campaign. Coincidentally, the author kinda equates this actions to those carried on by the Black Panthers which made the bus billboards 10x lamer.

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In Other Lands

Sarah Rees Brennan

1.0

fast-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

This book is SO bad, please don't read it. I think there's something wrong with me because I see everyone giving 5 stars but omg I dreaded this from chapter 1 onwards.
The writing style is that of a fanfiction, which makes the plot disjointed and the characters a mix of sitcom and private jokes. Elliot is a Mary Sue and the most annoying one at that, and the only likable character in the whole series is Luke, who we don't even get to know that well. Not to be mean, but if you're over teen ages and still relate to Elliot please rethink your life.

New Moon

Stephenie Meyer

3.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

10/10 would read this again exclusively for the Jacob chapters. Those dialogue bits between him and Bella are some of the best things to ever come out of the whole saga.

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North and South

Elizabeth Gaskell

3.5

emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Margaret got on my nerves so much, but aside from that, it's a nice period "rom-com". Please read this if you like Pride and Prejudice and you're also a communist.

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Midnight Sun

Stephenie Meyer

1.0

challenging 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

This should've gotten less that 1 star, but Emmett's sporadical apparitions saved it somehow.

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Mexican Gothic

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

4.0

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

It's a good premise, the execution isn't much a "horror" but more like a mystery that happens to be inside a creepy mansion. There's several instances of body horror though so be wary of that. The main character is compelling enough and the mystery is beautifully done although it feels slow paced at the beginning and then too fast in the end.
I personally thought the ending was a bit corny, but I'm also not a big fan of horror anyway so.

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This Is Where You Belong: Finding Home Wherever You Are

Melody Warnick

3.5

informative lighthearted reflective slow-paced

It has great advice to get you to like the place where you live, and lots of resources in case you're interested in placemaking. Docking stars because it gets a bit dogmatic at some points, and it leans too much on the free market ideology for my liking. Nevertheless, it's a very good book to get you started on the topic, or even to help you feel more content with your current living situation.

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