bkelrod's reviews
401 reviews

reflective slow-paced

1.75

it waxed and waned for me. i think i expected it to be too much like Eve Babitz and it didn’t have much of a chance from the start. sometimes it struck me, most of the time i resented it. maybe I just don’t like poetry, maybe I hate LA, maybe it’s not the right time. who knows.

Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia

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fast-paced

3.75

i love it

édit: upon further review it’s fine. i’ve read some really good books this year and this doesn’t even hold a candle.

Amnesty by Aravind Adiga

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 21%.

Anne of Green Gables: An Illustrated Classic by L.M. Montgomery

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adventurous lighthearted slow-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

3.0

I was very charmed at first, but the book dragged. The vignettes became a little tiring and too similar and by the end I was disenchanted and just wanted it to be over.

Happy Hour by Marlowe Granados

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adventurous reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

If Blair and Serena were poor and nomadic and curious. Fashionable and weird, I thought I didn’t like it at first and all of a sudden I had read 100 pages without looking up. An ode to the introspective party girl that I am in my head.

I have romanticized living a summer in NY like this but I know I do not have the mental wherewithal to function with this kind of unending instability. It is so glamorous and I would not make it. However, this book means a lot to me. Shoutout to my bestie Carla for slipping it into my bag as I left her apartment because she knew I needed it.

This Book Will Save the Planet by Dany Sigwalt

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informative fast-paced

4.5

Super digestible and accessible little book. Righteous, informative, and inspiring with fun illustrations!

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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emotional mysterious sad medium-paced