mvan998's Reviews (228)

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson

4.5

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura

Lonely Castle in the Mirror

Mizuki Tsujimura

5.0

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell

Someone You Can Build a Nest In

3.0

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa

The Memory Police

DID NOT FINISH: 25%

Couldn't get into it

The Stand by Stephen King

The Stand

4.0

adventurous hopeful tense 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: No

The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

The Spear Cuts Through Water

DID NOT FINISH: 9%

Have tried this twice and could never get into it

So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson

So You've Been Publicly Shamed

3.75

dark informative reflective medium-paced

Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam Higginbotham

Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster

Adam Higginbotham

4.0

challenging informative tense medium-paced

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

An American Marriage

3.75

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows, Mary Ann Shaffer

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Annie Barrows, Mary Ann Shaffer

4.0

emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No