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The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design by Kurt Kohlstedt, Roman Mars
hopeful
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
5.0
i love 99pi and this book
99pi tells the stories and explains the whys behind the way things are. with heartfelt personal stories along side fact filled historical and governmental stories. i will never find their stories boring
99pi tells the stories and explains the whys behind the way things are. with heartfelt personal stories along side fact filled historical and governmental stories. i will never find their stories boring
King John by William Shakespeare
informative
slow-paced
3.0
sorta boring
i dont know anything about king john so i was definitely struggling a bit with the plot but i eventually figured it out.
Follows King John (the 4th king of england), it starts with a sort of useless scene where a Bastard approaches the court hoping to become a knight since he has no land and then he turns out to be King John's cousin so King John knights him and accepts him into the court as family. Then there's arguments between King John and France because Arthur's mother wants him on England's throne. It is resolved by King John giving his niece to the French King's son and giving some land to Arthur to make him an Earl. Then there's fighting between France and England anyway but it eventually resolves after Arthur kills himself and all the mother's are dead.
not a very exciting story, this is only my second history play and i was not vibing. the most exciting part is when the one guy goes to burn Arthur's eyes out with a poker but then doesn't.
i dont know anything about king john so i was definitely struggling a bit with the plot but i eventually figured it out.
Follows King John (the 4th king of england), it starts with a sort of useless scene where a Bastard approaches the court hoping to become a knight since he has no land and then he turns out to be King John's cousin so King John knights him and accepts him into the court as family. Then there's arguments between King John and France because Arthur's mother wants him on England's throne. It is resolved by King John giving his niece to the French King's son and giving some land to Arthur to make him an Earl. Then there's fighting between France and England anyway but it eventually resolves after Arthur kills himself and all the mother's are dead.
not a very exciting story, this is only my second history play and i was not vibing. the most exciting part is when the one guy goes to burn Arthur's eyes out with a poker but then doesn't.
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
adventurous
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is still one of my favorite books of all time. It is so well written and such a beautiful story.
Song of Achilles is a retelling of the trojan war from Patroclus’s perspective describing his love story with Achilles. It starts with Patroclus as a child in his father’s court before he is exiled to Achilles’ kingdom after killing someone’s by accident.
Something about this book is perfect summer vibes but at the same time it’s also deeply tragic.
Song of Achilles is a retelling of the trojan war from Patroclus’s perspective describing his love story with Achilles. It starts with Patroclus as a child in his father’s court before he is exiled to Achilles’ kingdom after killing someone’s by accident.
Something about this book is perfect summer vibes but at the same time it’s also deeply tragic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
5.0
cute funny little whimsical play about fairies and kings
Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
this is my first history shakespeare and i definitely struggled a bit. it is a retelling of the trojan war showing both the greek side and the trojan side in bits of battle discussions ending with multiple one v one sword fights. I think it would be quite exciting to see live.
it focuses on a couple, trolius and cressida, from the greek side. they are set up by cressida uncle but then cressida is sent away to the trojans. trolius follows her and sees her quickly flirting with the trojans so he decides to fight the man that now seemingly has cressidas heart. meanwhile achilles and ajax have prideful debates over who is better and who shall fight hector of the greeks.
i enjoyed it but it is quite long and if you don’t already know about the trojan war and it’s characters i think it would be quite confusing. there is also an extreme amount of long monologues.
it focuses on a couple, trolius and cressida, from the greek side. they are set up by cressida uncle but then cressida is sent away to the trojans. trolius follows her and sees her quickly flirting with the trojans so he decides to fight the man that now seemingly has cressidas heart. meanwhile achilles and ajax have prideful debates over who is better and who shall fight hector of the greeks.
i enjoyed it but it is quite long and if you don’t already know about the trojan war and it’s characters i think it would be quite confusing. there is also an extreme amount of long monologues.
Lore Olympus: Volume Two by Rachel Smythe
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Sexual harassment
Lovesong by TJ Klune
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
honestly not worth reading it added absolutely nothing to the story. at least it was only 50 pages
this is Elizabeth’s perspective and is just random incomplete sentences of different scenes from the past two books concluding with a dream where she interacts with a dead character. this has occurred a few times in book 2 as well and i feel like being able to talk to a dead character is such a cheat in a plot and also takes away from how final death is.
this is Elizabeth’s perspective and is just random incomplete sentences of different scenes from the past two books concluding with a dream where she interacts with a dead character. this has occurred a few times in book 2 as well and i feel like being able to talk to a dead character is such a cheat in a plot and also takes away from how final death is.
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
funny
fast-paced
5.0
another great comedy
bounces between two main love plots.
enemies to lovers,beatrice and benedict, are both witty but hate each other until their friends convince them that the other is in love with them and then they fall in love and marry even despite admitting they both don’t like each other.
claudio and hero are supposed to marry but claudio’s friends incorrectly tip him off that hero is unfaithful so at the altar claudio exposes her and she fakes her death. which is honestly the only way to deal with that. claudio then feels guilt for her death and when they are reunited and the misunderstandings resolved, he instantly marries her.
bounces between two main love plots.
enemies to lovers,beatrice and benedict, are both witty but hate each other until their friends convince them that the other is in love with them and then they fall in love and marry even despite admitting they both don’t like each other.
claudio and hero are supposed to marry but claudio’s friends incorrectly tip him off that hero is unfaithful so at the altar claudio exposes her and she fakes her death. which is honestly the only way to deal with that. claudio then feels guilt for her death and when they are reunited and the misunderstandings resolved, he instantly marries her.
As You Like It by William Shakespeare
lighthearted
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
really cute, seems queer
Orlando wants his older brother to share the family fortune but Oliver refuses and schemes to get Orlando killed by entering him into a brawl he will die in. Orlando somehow succeeds and also catches the eye of Rosalind. Rosalind and her best friend Celia get kicked out of their home and runaway disguised as new people, Rosalind as a man and Celia as his sister. They run to the woods and come across a shepherd who they buy land for and live out their cottage core dreams but then the woods are suddenly full of love letters to Rosalind because Orlando spends his days roaming the woods looking for her. Rosalind dressed as a man confronts him and tests his love. They all live happily ever after and there’s like 4 marriages in the end.
10/10 very cute and funny sheakespeare rom com
Orlando wants his older brother to share the family fortune but Oliver refuses and schemes to get Orlando killed by entering him into a brawl he will die in. Orlando somehow succeeds and also catches the eye of Rosalind. Rosalind and her best friend Celia get kicked out of their home and runaway disguised as new people, Rosalind as a man and Celia as his sister. They run to the woods and come across a shepherd who they buy land for and live out their cottage core dreams but then the woods are suddenly full of love letters to Rosalind because Orlando spends his days roaming the woods looking for her. Rosalind dressed as a man confronts him and tests his love. They all live happily ever after and there’s like 4 marriages in the end.
10/10 very cute and funny sheakespeare rom com