madgerdes's Reviews (970)

Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone

Benjamin Stevenson

3.0

funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Took me a bit to get into but was a perfect coco melon book in the end

Rainbow Black

Maggie Thrash

4.0

challenging dark emotional tense 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: Complicated

Ending was rushed and weak which was pretty disappointing, I was enraptured for the first ¾

The Berry Pickers

Amanda Peters

4.0

dark emotional hopeful 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: Complicated

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

David Grann

3.5

adventurous informative reflective medium-paced

I learned a lot but I think I just don’t vibe with his writing style! The subject was interesting and I appreciate how he approached it and how much archival work went into writing this book. Maybe just too much irrelevant detail for me? I wish he integrated the institutional critiques of imperialism throughout the book rather than just at the end. But otherwise for all shipwreck lore fans (@ Heather) this will be a great read!