skudiklier's Reviews (647)

Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil by Hannah Arendt

Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil

Hannah Arendt

5.0
informative inspiring reflective tense slow-paced
Noisy Outlaws, Unfriendly Blobs, and Some Other Things That Aren't as Scary, Maybe, Depending on How You Feel About Lost Lands, Stray Cellphones, Creatures From the Sky, Parents Who Disappear in Peru, a Man Named Lars Farf, and One Other Story We ... by James Kochalka, Clement Freud, Lemony Snicket, Jon Scieszka, Eli Horowitz, Neil Gaiman, Kelly Link, Richard Kennedy, Sam Swope, Nick Hornsby, Jonathan Safran Foer, George Saunders, Ted Thompson, Jeanne DuPrau

Noisy Outlaws, Unfriendly Blobs, and Some Other Things That Aren't as Scary, Maybe, Depending on How You Feel About Lost Lands, Stray Cellphones, Creatures From the Sky, Parents Who Disappear in Peru, a Man Named Lars Farf, and One Other Story We ...

James Kochalka, Clement Freud, Lemony Snicket, Jon Scieszka, Eli Horowitz, Neil Gaiman, Kelly Link, Richard Kennedy, Sam Swope, Nick Hornsby, Jonathan Safran Foer, George Saunders, Ted Thompson, Jeanne DuPrau

4.5
adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced
Aphrodite Made Me Do It by Trista Mateer

Aphrodite Made Me Do It

Trista Mateer

5.0
emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett

Mostly Dead Things

Kristen Arnett

4.5
dark emotional funny sad medium-paced
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Universal Harvester by John Darnielle

Universal Harvester

John Darnielle

4.5
dark mysterious medium-paced
We Gon' Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation by Jeff Chang

We Gon' Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation

Jeff Chang

5.0
challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Where Am I Now? True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame by Mara Wilson

Where Am I Now? True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame

Mara Wilson

4.5
emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Buried Deep by Margot Hunt

Buried Deep

Margot Hunt

1.5
adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
I read this a while back and hated it for the ending. It was relatively interesting and well-written, though not special in any regard, but the ending made me so mad it ruined the rest of the book.
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Suzanne Collins

2.0
fast-paced
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
I really enjoyed reading this book, and was very invested in the plot, etc. It's well-written and engaging. But the premise of the book goes against what the original Hunger Games series stood for, and undermines the point the original series was making. I do not find it valuable or interesting to look at a predictable and typical origin story for an oppressor, regardless of whether or not he is portrayed as the villain throughout. The valuable pieces of this book could already have been gleaned from close readings of the original series.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins

5.0
adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes