angelaswope's Reviews (342)

Maus: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History

Art Spiegelman

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

4.0

emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

Gilead

Marilynne Robinson

4.0

slow-paced

What's Mine and Yours

Naima Coster

4.0

Winter Garden

Kristin Hannah

5.0

emotional fast-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

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Taste: My Life Through Food

Stanley Tucci

5.0

funny informative inspiring relaxing medium-paced

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

Catch and Keep

Erin Hahn

5.0

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I think this is my new favorite by Erin Hahn! I loved the cozy fall vibes so much. It made me homesick for my childhood summers in the lakes of Minnesota.

The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt

4.0

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