astridandlouise's Reviews (665)

The Lasting Harm: Witnessing the Trial of Ghislaine Maxwell by Lucia Osborne-Crowley

The Lasting Harm: Witnessing the Trial of Ghislaine Maxwell

Lucia Osborne-Crowley

4.5
challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced
Into the Bright Unknown by Rae Carson

Into the Bright Unknown

Rae Carson

3.0
adventurous hopeful informative mysterious 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: Yes
The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden

The Safekeep

Yael van der Wouden

3.5
dark informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program to Bring Naziscientists to America by Annie Jacobsen

Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program to Bring Naziscientists to America

Annie Jacobsen

3.0
challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced
My Friends: A Novel by Hisham Matar

My Friends: A Novel

Hisham Matar

4.0
dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Orbital by Samantha Harvey

Orbital

Samantha Harvey

3.0
hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder by Salman Rushdie

Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder

Salman Rushdie

3.0
dark funny hopeful reflective medium-paced
Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo

Same As It Ever Was

Claire Lombardo

5.0
emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Down with the System: A Memoir (Of Sorts) by Serj Tankian

Down with the System: A Memoir (Of Sorts)

Serj Tankian

3.5
dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
Like a River Glorious by Rae Carson, John Hendrix

Like a River Glorious

Rae Carson, John Hendrix

3.0
adventurous dark hopeful informative medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes