mickey_maybe's reviews
26 reviews

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

devastating. im sick to my stomach. 
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Esther is too similar to me for this to be an enjoyable reading experience. It genuinely felt a bit stifling and anxiety inducing how similar her story was to mine. ugh... anyways i still connected to it so much and it touched me very deeply. 1 star off bc the racism.
The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante

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4.75

cried so hard. kind of still reeling... dont quite understand all the low ratings bc this book touched me very deeply. made me remember why im so scared of marriage and men and motherhood... yippee! 
The Trial by Franz Kafka

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mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

The Selected Works of Audre Lorde by Audre Lorde

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4.5

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

one of my favorite books of all time. changed my life when i first read it. the line "you became to me the visible incarnation of that unseen ideal whose memory haunts us artists like an exquisite dream." did immeasurable damage to how i view romance... one of my most bookmarked books simply because the prose is so beautiful. oscar wilde my GOAT πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ˜­πŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎ
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

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5.0

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

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adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

will come back later to add an actual review for right now i just gotta sit with it... might end up even changing my rating later on i'm not sure *shrugs*
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

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funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

AHHHH this was soooo freaking cute what a fun read! it took me a while (well like two days) to read past a couple chapters but once that happened the rest just flew by! i loved all the characters and they were so cute and i will definitely come back to this book on a rainy fall night. so cute so cozy soooo fun! perfect for what it is! 
Normal People by Sally Rooney

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emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Feeling: Depressed.
I related a little too much to marianne, especially in the beginning. As the book went on I felt a real connection to Connell, especially his anxiety and depression. He would often describe how he felt stressed in social situations and to be honest I also related to how he felt about sex with people who weren't Marianne. I also feel like I'm living in a state of perpetual anxiety... Ugh this book just depressed me so much, man. I don't even really know what to say other than Sally Rooney you will be mentioned in my suicide note. I'm quite interested to see how the show interprets this book, I might watch it after a read a couple other books and get a break from how absolutely wrecked this made me feel. My god.