mvan998's Reviews (228)

There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib

There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension

Hanif Abdurraqib

DID NOT FINISH: 15%

Wasn't into it

Geek Love by Katherine Dunn

Geek Love

3.0

adventurous dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

4.75

tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Horse by Geraldine Brooks

Horse

Geraldine Brooks

2.75

challenging emotional 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: Complicated

Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite by Suki Kim

Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite

3.5

informative reflective sad medium-paced

Memorials by Richard Chizmar

Memorials

Richard Chizmar

4.0

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten

Be Ready When the Luck Happens

4.5

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Gideon the Ninth

DID NOT FINISH: 73%

Couldn't get into it

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

The Ministry of Time

Kaliane Bradley

4.0

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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: Complicated

The Queen by Nick Cutter

The Queen

4.25

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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: Complicated