thehaylflayl's Reviews (57)

A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews

A Complicated Kindness

Miriam Toews

4.75
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton

Paris: The Memoir

Paris Hilton

4.25
challenging emotional hopeful informative relaxing sad tense medium-paced
Nothing by Mick Inkpen

Nothing

Mick Inkpen

4.0
lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke

Eric LaRocca

4.5
challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

Her Body and Other Parties

Carmen Maria Machado

3.75
challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

5.0
emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Monkey Dish by Michael Curley

Monkey Dish

Michael Curley

3.0
dark informative lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Sweet story, could use more editing.
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I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

5.0
challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced
What a Time to Be Alone: The Slumflower's Guide to Why You Are Already Enough by Chidera Eggerue

What a Time to Be Alone: The Slumflower's Guide to Why You Are Already Enough

Chidera Eggerue

5.0
challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
Witches, Sluts, Feminists: Conjuring the Sex Positive by Kristen J. Sollee

Witches, Sluts, Feminists: Conjuring the Sex Positive

Kristen J. Sollee

4.5
challenging informative reflective medium-paced