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ellieeeeeee's Reviews (238)

challenging emotional informative slow-paced

prk is prob one of the best investigative writers of our generation 
I thought I knew a lot abt the sacklers but god seeing just how heavily involved they were in every aspect of the drug industry from fda to pharmacists.... insane. every sackler should be in prison. 
emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

beautifully written, felt so modern at times it was jarring to realize it was written over 60 years ago 
emotional funny reflective medium-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: Yes
dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

"archives of grief i see falling upon this house
death on birth birth on death there is no end to it"
"nothing vast enters the lives of mortals without ruin"
"everything i touch goes wrong
a fate no one could bear has plunged
down on me"
dark funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

the modernization of antigone in the most gorgeous way possible i want to eat this book alive 
adventurous tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous lighthearted fast-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

Too..... neat? for my taste. Everything felt so resolved and clean. Plot felt too like "the power of friendship! 🥺"-y. 
emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cried the whole second half of the book tbh 🥲🥲
dark emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Felt unique and captivating.