lyptic's reviews
95 reviews

The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas: A Story by Ursula K. Le Guin

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

 Exceptional.
I don't think I have the right words to describe what this story will make you feel without spoiling it, please experience it for yourselves. But now I can't wait to read all of Ursula K. Le Guin's backlog, feeling that my love for sci-fi is back. 

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I had forgotten how much I love writing that can be both succint and superb (Eduardo Galeano is excellent at this as well). In such a brief novel, Claire Keegan captures the complexity of family dynamics and class inequality, leaving you introspecting (way more than you would like), about what makes a person, a good person. 

How Do You Live? by Genzaburō Yoshino

informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

Pucking Around by Emily Rath

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

1.5

I think I’m giving it one and a half stars instead of one because it’s kind of a smutty disney fantasy? idk guys. Just no. 

Beach Read by Emily Henry

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy

emotional reflective fast-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

4.25

Delirium by Lauren Oliver

3.0

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

3.0

Looking for Alaska by John Green

3.0

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

3.0