jarshi's Reviews (189)

Wash Day Diaries

Jamila Rowser

3.5

funny relaxing 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: No

A Winter's Promise

Christelle Dabos

3.0

adventurous slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

A Memory Called Empire

Arkady Martine

3.0

adventurous challenging mysterious tense slow-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

Something about the way this book is written feels off to me. I can't explain it.

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

Becky Chambers

5.0

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I would read a million of these.

Loveless

Alice Oseman

3.5

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Shooters for Sunil!

Refusing Compulsory Sexuality: A Black Asexual Lens on Our Sex-Obsessed Culture

Sherronda J. Brown

5.0

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

Skim

Mariko Tamaki

2.0

dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Becky Chambers

5.0

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Oh to be a little moss-covered robot living in the wilderness of a solar punk fantasy world where the only thing you have to do is sit and watch nature and all its wonders.

Seriously, I'm fighting the "robots are autistic-coded" allegations back with a stick. And I am losing! HELP!