absinthe's Reviews (391)

Happy Place

Emily Henry

4.0

emotional hopeful medium-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: Yes

Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law

Mary Roach

3.0

funny informative slow-paced

Midwives

Chris Bohjalian

5.0

challenging emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Mislaid in Parts Half-Known

Seanan McGuire

3.5

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Every Heart a Doorway

Seanan McGuire

4.5

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Uzumaki

Junji Ito

3.75

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The Offset

Calder Szewczak

4.25

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

An interesting story of the sacrifice of parenthood, set on a backdrop of impending climate collapse.

It was interesting that all characters aside from Miri, Jac, and Alix were referred to only by monikers (their profession or ethnic background?), which really kept everyone aside from the family at arms length.