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The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
So ... it wasn´t as great as I´d hoped ...
I read "TBDATE" and it was great, I loved it, I even cried at the end.
But this?
I don´t know, it just felt - forced?
Nothing against that book, I am sure that a lot of people will enjoy it, but it wasn´t my personal favourite ... Orion and Valentino were kind of cute but also very awkward ... but I loved Scarlet, Valentinos sister and the whole plotline with establishing of death cast was also quite interesting!
I read "TBDATE" and it was great, I loved it, I even cried at the end.
But this?
I don´t know, it just felt - forced?
Nothing against that book, I am sure that a lot of people will enjoy it, but it wasn´t my personal favourite ... Orion and Valentino were kind of cute but also very awkward ... but I loved Scarlet, Valentinos sister and the whole plotline with establishing of death cast was also quite interesting!
Harry Potter et la Coupe de Feu by J.K. Rowling
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
So - this one is probably one of my least favourite HP-Book, which doesn´t mean that I didn´t love it!
My personal favourite plotlines:
- Sirius - from godfather, to letters to fireplace conversations!
- Harrys arguement with Ron (only because I loved how much they missed each other and I think Ron deserved to snap - even if it wasn´t justified)
- every foreshadowing (Moody, Voldemort, ...)
- the graveyard scene (especially Priori incantatem?)
- the interrogation of Barty Crouch Jr.
- the aftermath
So, overall I loved almost everything about this book - except the Triwizard Tournament :)
It´s just not that ... interesting? Well, it is interesting, but not really my thing :)
My personal least favourite plotlines:
- Harrys argument with Ron (only because I hate seeing them apart and they were both so fricking stubborn ...)
- quite a bit of the Triwizard Tournament :)
All in all - I still love this book, but I was in my "ATYD"-Era and it just fell a bit flat :)
My personal favourite plotlines:
- Sirius - from godfather, to letters to fireplace conversations!
- Harrys arguement with Ron (only because I loved how much they missed each other and I think Ron deserved to snap - even if it wasn´t justified)
- every foreshadowing (Moody, Voldemort, ...)
- the graveyard scene (especially Priori incantatem?)
- the interrogation of Barty Crouch Jr.
- the aftermath
So, overall I loved almost everything about this book - except the Triwizard Tournament :)
It´s just not that ... interesting? Well, it is interesting, but not really my thing :)
My personal least favourite plotlines:
- Harrys argument with Ron (only because I hate seeing them apart and they were both so fricking stubborn ...)
- quite a bit of the Triwizard Tournament :)
All in all - I still love this book, but I was in my "ATYD"-Era and it just fell a bit flat :)
All the Young Dudes: Sirius's Perspective - Volume Four: 'Til The End by Rollercoasterwords
challenging
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
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All the Young Dudes: Sirius's Perspective - Volume Three: Year 7 by Rollercoasterwords
dark
emotional
lighthearted
sad
tense
slow-paced
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All the Young Dudes - Sirius's Perspective - Book Two: Years 5-6 by Rollercoasterwords
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
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All the Young Dudes: Sirius's Perspective - Volume One: Years 1-4 by Rollercoasterwords
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
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Das Ich und das Es by Sigmund Freud
challenging
informative
slow-paced
3.75
So - I learned so freaking much about Freud, I think it counts as reading a book :)
He was such a wird, strange dude and honestly - although psychoanalysis is logical in itsself it is complete madness to every normal person!
He was such a wird, strange dude and honestly - although psychoanalysis is logical in itsself it is complete madness to every normal person!
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It was quite intriguing and I also saw the theater at school! It was amazing!
Robert Oppenheimer: A Life Inside the Center by Ray Monk
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
3.75
After seeing the movie, the story was interesting but also quite long ...
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
After getting asigned the part of Scrooge in our theatre-club at school, I had to read this book!
It was quite interesting, although I knew the story already :)
It was quite interesting, although I knew the story already :)