maxcarwile's Reviews (577)

The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd

The Cartographers

2.75

mysterious slow-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing by Ben Austen

High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing

4.5

informative sad slow-paced

Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert

Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

Elizabeth Gilbert

3.0

relaxing slow-paced

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

Her Body and Other Parties

Carmen Maria Machado

4.0

challenging dark sad medium-paced

Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore

Bringing Down the Duke

4.25

lighthearted fast-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Making a Scene by Constance Wu

Making a Scene

2.0

slow-paced

Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Carrie Soto Is Back

Taylor Jenkins Reid

3.25

informative medium-paced

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

What We Buried by Caitlyn Siehl

What We Buried

3.75

reflective medium-paced

Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results by Josh Gondelman

Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results

4.0

lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Notes From the Bathroom Line: Humor, Art, and Low-grade Panic from 150 of the Funniest Women in Comedy by Amy Solomon

Notes From the Bathroom Line: Humor, Art, and Low-grade Panic from 150 of the Funniest Women in Comedy

4.0

funny medium-paced