calarco's Reviews (760)

Passing

Nella Larsen

3.5

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Mists of Avalon

Marion Zimmer Bradley

3.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

Isabel Wilkerson

4.0

informative reflective medium-paced

The Snow Child

Eowyn Ivey

3.0

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Republic

Plato

2.5

challenging slow-paced

The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson

5.0

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays

Joan Didion

3.5

challenging reflective medium-paced

War and Peace

Leo Tolstoy

3.5

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

The Obelisk Gate

N.K. Jemisin

4.0

adventurous dark inspiring 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

Sitka National Historical Park: An Administrative History

Joan M. Antonson, William S. Hanable

3.0

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