townmarshboy's Reviews (66)

A Violent History of Benevolence: Interlocking Oppression in the Moral Economies of Social Working

A.J. Withers, Chris Chapman

2.5

challenging informative slow-paced

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The Dinner

Herman Koch

3.5

challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Stigma: The Machinery of Inequality

Imogen Tyler

3.5

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

Bunny

Mona Awad

5.0

challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I didn’t understand what was going on until the last ~20 pages and suddenly the whole book came together. I don’t typically read magical realism, but I am glad I picked this up because it was a great read.

Sharp Objects

Gillian Flynn

2.5

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The whole time I was reading this book, I was thinking, how did this even get published? 2.5 stars because the plot was interesting (until the end, when

everything was ruined by the twist

) and i felt that Flynn strongly developed an atmosphere in this novel so it was very immersive. This is my first Gillian Flynn read and I’m not sure if I’ll read anything else after this.

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