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haleysheridan

The Collected Regrets of Clover

Mikki Brammer

4.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

I Who Have Never Known Men

Jacqueline Harpman

4.25

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A Tale for the Time Being

Ruth Ozeki

3.75

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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

Unwieldy Creatures

Addie Tsai

3.25

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

Notes on Her Color

Jennifer Neal

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Complicated

The Only Good Indians

Stephen Graham Jones

3.0

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad 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: Yes

Tender Is the Flesh

Agustina Bazterrica

3.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

As captivating as this book was, I was disappointed in the lack of exploration about how/which humans were selected for consumption. Felt like a lost opportunity to talk about how race/class/orientation, etc. could have played into that decision and brought more depth to the story. Although an ineresesting story, the gory detail and lack of depth wasn't compelling enough to warrant a higher score.