ipoppycat's Reviews (288)

Karnak Café

Naguib Mahfouz

3.25

challenging dark informative inspiring slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Botchan

Natsume Sōseki

3.75

funny inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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: Yes

Toba Tek Singh: Stories

Saadat Hasan Manto

3.75

adventurous challenging dark informative reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

About Grief: Insights, Setbacks, Grace Notes, Taboos

Brian Shuff, Ron Marasco

4.5

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

Keigo Higashino

4.0

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Revenge

Yōko Ogawa

5.0

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Shoko's Smile

Choi Eunyoung

5.0

emotional hopeful informative 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

So You've Been Publicly Shamed

Jon Ronson

3.5

challenging informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

Catching Fire

Suzanne Collins

4.0

The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins

5.0

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