brianreadsbooks's Reviews (820)

Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively

Moon Tiger

Penelope Lively

5.0
emotional funny reflective relaxing 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
Playground by Richard Powers

Playground

Richard Powers

4.25
emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad 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
In Youth Is Pleasure: & I Left My Grandfather's House by Denton Welch

In Youth Is Pleasure: & I Left My Grandfather's House

Denton Welch

3.0
dark funny reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Stranger's Child by Alan Hollinghurst

The Stranger's Child

Alan Hollinghurst

3.5
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Selamlik by Khaled Alesmael

Selamlik

Khaled Alesmael

4.0
reflective sad tense fast-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
Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Certain Dark Things

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

2.5
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI by Ethan Mollick

Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI

Ethan Mollick

3.0
The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo

The Night Tiger

Yangsze Choo

3.75
mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI by Yuval Noah Harari

Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

Yuval Noah Harari

4.0
informative reflective sad tense medium-paced
The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.

The Prophets

Robert Jones Jr.

5.0
challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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