ellekhupe's Reviews (417)

The Golem and the Jinni

Helene Wecker

2.25

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Remote Control

Nnedi Okorafor

3.25

adventurous mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Bone Witch

Rin Chupeco

3.75

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Who Fears Death

Nnedi Okorafor

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

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The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett

3.75

emotional reflective sad tense 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: Yes

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The Death of Vivek Oji

Akwaeke Emezi

4.25

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Death of Vivek Oji is heartbreaking, tragic and beautiful. Heartbreaking because we know from the beginning that Vivek is dead. Tragic because Vivek wasn't able to live fully and freely and ends up dying prematurely. Beautiful because the journey we take to get to know Vivek was beautifully told. There's an air of sadness throughout the whole book. Akwaeke writes in a way that's engaging, I was really invested in Vivek and could almost feel what Vivek was feeling. Beautiful book.

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