beitidh_flitcroft's reviews
22 reviews

White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky

reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The Crow Road by Iain Banks

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

lowkey plotless until the last 2 chapters but very enjoyable nevertheless. but there was no need for this to be 500 pages iain. 

A Shropshire Lad by A.E. Housman

dark emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad

5.0

sentimentally simple poems with gut-wrenching subtext. all time favourite, would recommend to everyone. 

The Medieval Monastery by Roger Rosewell

informative relaxing

3.75

very interesting and informative book but would have liked for the images to link to the text more often and for there to be more of an exploration of monasticism further north than yorkshire. 

Fragile Animals by Genevieve Jagger

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Why I Am So Wise by Friedrich Nietzsche

1.5

wagner enjoyer = opinion invalid 

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

The Outsider by Albert Camus

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr

lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

The Debt to Pleasure by John Lanchester

funny mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

the most rich and delicious writing i’ve come across thus far.