doomfelter's reviews
15 reviews

The Eye of the Heron by Ursula K. Le Guin

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Le Guin has yet to disappoint me, and this book certainly did not. Such an easy but also excellent read. 

Waiting for God by Simone Weil

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

Queering Wesley, Queering the Church by Keegan Osinski

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

Truly a beautiful work. Through Wesley, Osinski shows how queer people belong and contribute to the church. Hell, I might even convert to Wesleyanism!

Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking by Samin Nosrat

adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

Super informative on the basics of cooking!

The Belly of Paris by Émile Zola

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

Beautiful descriptions of Les Halles and its wares, and the various characters being petty toward one another is fascinating, but it kinda stops being interesting toward the end. 

Eat a Peach by Gabe Ulla, David Chang

dark emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Please Scream Quietly: A Story of Kink by Julie L. Fennell

challenging informative medium-paced

4.25

Really good if you're curious about or brand new to kink! Gets pretty dense sometimes, but you'll learn a lot.

Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion

dark funny reflective medium-paced

4.5

The Groundings with My Brothers by Walter Rodney

challenging emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

5.0

This man is seriously overlooked in the Black Power movement. These works should take center stage along with the BPP, Kwame Ture, and a host of other voices. Just great stuff. 

The Book of Chuang Tzu by Zhuangzi

challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

It gets a bit redundant, but if you're diving into Daoist texts, it's an easier start than the Dao De Ching, believe it or not.