svmreads's Reviews (412)

Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology

Jess Zimmerman

4.5

emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

Such a Fun Age

Kiley Reid

4.5

reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Summerwater

Sarah Moss

4.25

mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Meaty: Essays

Samantha Irby

3.75

funny reflective medium-paced

I can tell that Samantha Irby has a hilarious voice, and some of the essays in here made me laugh out loud. However, this collection needed to be edited down in my opinion, and the tone wasn’t super consistent throughout. I definitely want to read her two newer collections though, as I have a feeling that they’ll be sharper than this one.

Content Warnings

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

Timothy Snyder

3.25

informative fast-paced

This is essentially “Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls” but for military history dads

A Streetcar Named Desire

Tennessee Williams

5.0

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Luster

Raven Leilani

DID NOT FINISH: 31%

I can see why people like this book, but it just wasn’t for me. There were some brilliant lines and Edie is a fascinating protagonist; I just couldn’t get past the MFA-heavy language of the book.