leekaufman's Reviews (426)

Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor

Age of Vice

Deepti Kapoor

3.5
adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin

Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead

Emily Austin

3.5
emotional funny mysterious 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
Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

Fates and Furies

Lauren Groff

3.75
emotional reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The Priory of the Orange Tree

Samantha Shannon

3.5
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Shining by Stephen King

The Shining

Stephen King

4.0
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Helpmeet by Naben Ruthnum

Helpmeet

Naben Ruthnum

3.0
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Birdcatcher by Gayl Jones

The Birdcatcher

Gayl Jones

3.0
challenging reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

The Book Eaters

Sunyi Dean

3.5
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Babel by R.F. Kuang

Babel

R.F. Kuang

4.0
adventurous mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

3.75
dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes