nox's Reviews (61)

bone by Yrsa Daley-Ward

bone

Yrsa Daley-Ward

5.0
challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Lolita

Vladimir Nabokov

5.0
challenging dark funny slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

Freshwater

Akwaeke Emezi

5.0
challenging dark emotional 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: Yes
Normal People by Sally Rooney

Normal People

Sally Rooney

4.0
emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

We Should All Be Feminists

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

5.0
hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

My Sister, the Serial Killer

Oyinkan Braithwaite

3.75
dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

The Dutch House

Ann Patchett

3.75
challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Despite some of the inconsistencies plot-wise, this is a beautiful and hard-hitting telling of a brother-sister relationship which is the core of the story.
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa

The Housekeeper and the Professor

Yōko Ogawa

5.0
emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes
Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Toni Morrison

4.0
dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Our Women on the Ground: Essays by Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World by Zahra Hankir

Our Women on the Ground: Essays by Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World

Zahra Hankir

4.75
emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced