kelly_virginia's Reviews (459)

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

The Name of the Rose

Umberto Eco

4.5
mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

Gilead

Marilynne Robinson

3.5
reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Richard C. Schwartz

No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model

Richard C. Schwartz

3.75
informative reflective fast-paced
Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Life of Pi

Yann Martel

5.0
challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich

Future Home of the Living God

Louise Erdrich

4.75
challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love by Amir Levine

Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love

Amir Levine

4.0
hopeful informative reflective fast-paced
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Sue Johnson

Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love

Sue Johnson

3.75
emotional hopeful informative fast-paced
Stay True by Hua Hsu

Stay True

Hua Hsu

5.0
emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Pale King by David Foster Wallace

The Pale King

David Foster Wallace

DID NOT FINISH: 5%
what… was i reading
All Adults Here by Emma Straub

All Adults Here

Emma Straub

3.5
hopeful lighthearted fast-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