mswatson's Reviews (552)

Malcolm Lives!: The Official Biography of Malcolm X for Young Readers

Ibram X. Kendi

informative medium-paced

The Deep Dark

Molly Knox Ostertag

3.5

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: Yes

Babel

R.F. Kuang

4.5

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

First half of the book was good, but not gripping. It felt like watching several seasons of a show- not a lot happens, but you build relationships with the characters.

The second half of the book, however felt like the season finale that happened too soon.

Soundtrack

Jason Reynolds

4.5

hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

All the Blues in the Sky

Renée Watson

3.5

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Prairie Lotus

Linda Sue Park

4.0

hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Lily and Dunkin

Donna Gephart

3.5

funny hopeful informative medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Jurassic Park

Michael Crichton

4.75

adventurous funny informative tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

V.E. Schwab

4.5

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Rental House

Weike Wang

3.75

challenging reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I wish it were longer. I don’t know why getting a glimpse into this families function/dysfunction was so riveting to me, but it was both riveting and relatable, sad, comforting, hopeful and hopeless

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