lizards925's Reviews (411)

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Pachinko

3.75

challenging emotional sad slow-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

Selected Poems by Mabel Loomis Todd, Emily Dickinson

Selected Poems

Mabel Loomis Todd, Emily Dickinson

2.5

challenging slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Catastrophic Care: Why Everything We Think We Know about Health Care Is Wrong by David Goldhill

Catastrophic Care: Why Everything We Think We Know about Health Care Is Wrong

3.5

informative slow-paced

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

5.0

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Have You Seen Marie? by Sandra Cisneros

Have You Seen Marie?

Sandra Cisneros

3.0

emotional hopeful fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You by Susan Rogers

This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You

4.0

informative reflective medium-paced

A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

A Day of Fallen Night

Samantha Shannon

4.5

adventurous challenging 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

Galatea by Madeline Miller

Galatea

Madeline Miller

3.0

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

A Man Called Ove

Fredrik Backman

5.0

emotional funny hopeful sad 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: N/A

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

The Sentence

3.5

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes