ipoppycat's Reviews (288)

A River Dies of Thirst by Mahmoud Darwish

A River Dies of Thirst

Mahmoud Darwish

4.75
dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense
Ru by Kim Thúy

Ru

Kim Thúy

4.75
challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
Self-Help by Lorrie Moore

Self-Help

Lorrie Moore

4.25
adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Notes on 'Camp' by Susan Sontag

Notes on 'Camp'

Susan Sontag

3.75
challenging informative inspiring fast-paced
The Houseguest: And Other Stories by Amparo Dávila

The Houseguest: And Other Stories

Amparo Dávila

4.0
challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
This Is Pleasure by Mary Gaitskill

This Is Pleasure

Mary Gaitskill

challenging emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
At Dusk by Hwang Sok-yong

At Dusk

Hwang Sok-yong

4.25
challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

Beautiful World, Where Are You

Sally Rooney

4.5
challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-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
Here Lies Daniel Tate by Cristin Terrill

Here Lies Daniel Tate

Cristin Terrill

2.5
dark mysterious 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: No
Rag: Stories by Maryse Meijer

Rag: Stories

Maryse Meijer

4.0
challenging dark tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated