janettebm's Reviews (208)

The Bee Sting

Paul Murray

3.75

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

It could have been condensed into 400-500 pages and still be as impactful. Great character development though

Beartown

Fredrik Backman

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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: Complicated

This book will live with me forever. It was a benefit being an avid Ice Hockey fan but it demonstrates everything that is right and wrong in a testosterone dominated sport and in small town mentality with a class divide. Incredibe from start to finish

Almond

Won-pyung Sohn

5.0

Strange Weather in Tokyo

Hiromi Kawakami

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

A subtle tale of love, compassion and loss. Beautiful from start to finish

Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All

Jonas Jonasson

4.5

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

I needed a fun, light-hearted read and this was it (apart from all the murders but they were necessary). This fit the bill perfectly.

Great characters and an entertaining plot line