freshlyreadbooks's Reviews (396)

At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop

At Night All Blood is Black

5.0

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

Minor Detail

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Perfect Nine: The Epic of Gĩkũyũ And Mũmbi by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

The Perfect Nine: The Epic of Gĩkũyũ And Mũmbi

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

3.75

adventurous inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler

Redhead by the Side of the Road

2.5

relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Shining by Stephen King

The Shining

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

There There by Tommy Orange

There There

4.75

emotional informative reflective sad 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

Armageddon in Retrospect: And Other New and Unpublished Writings on War and Peace by Kurt Vonnegut

Armageddon in Retrospect: And Other New and Unpublished Writings on War and Peace

3.25

dark emotional funny informative sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware

The Death of Mrs. Westaway

3.5

dark mysterious tense medium-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

Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel

Bring Up the Bodies

3.5

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

I'll Give You the Sun

3.75

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced