absinthe's Reviews (391)

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

Marie Kondo

5.0

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

We Should All Be Feminists

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

3.0

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

Station Eleven

Emily St. John Mandel

2.5

adventurous dark emotional reflective slow-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Kindred

Octavia E. Butler

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Giver

Lois Lowry

3.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Digital Fortress

Dan Brown

3.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up

Marie Kondo

4.0

emotional informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

Trust Exercise

Susan Choi

1.0

challenging emotional tense slow-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz

Erik Larson

3.5

challenging informative slow-paced

Seven Signs of Life: Stories from an Intensive Care Doctor

Aoife Abbey

5.0

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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