jarshi's Reviews (189)

It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth

3.5

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

I know this is not even remotely the point, but I need the name and location of the American dude who almost gave her an STD. I just wanna talk to him I PROMISE!

Earthlings

Sayaka Murata

4.25

challenging dark emotional 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

Equal Rites

Terry Pratchett

3.5

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

The Tatami Time Machine Blues

Tomihiko Morimi

3.25

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Ship of Destiny

Robin Hobb

4.25

adventurous challenging 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

Every woman in this book is entitled to compensation.

The Mad Ship

Robin Hobb

4.0

adventurous 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

The Salt Grows Heavy

Cassandra Khaw

3.0

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Other Wind

Ursula K. Le Guin

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Having the power to let things go. Man...

They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South

Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers

4.0

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

Parable of the Sower

Octavia E. Butler

4.5

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Ms. Butler probably looking down shaking her damn head.

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