postmodernblues's Reviews (465)

The House of Mirth

Edith Wharton

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

Brokeback Mountain

Annie Proulx

4.25

dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

The End

Lemony Snicket

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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: Yes

A perfect final installment to a brilliant series. My favorite installment, I daresay. The breaking of cycles, the biblical allusion, the grief and healing of it all. It's breathtaking and literary in a way that builds from each installment before it. <3

The Penultimate Peril

Lemony Snicket

4.25

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Cannot believe it's almost over ;-;

The Street

Ann Petry

4.25

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Grim Grotto

Lemony Snicket

3.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Brownstone

Samuel Teer

2.0

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Blues Brothers

Miami Mitch

4.5

funny inspiring lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Fascinating. Bought mainly as a collectible but of course could not resist reading it. The stuff they changed for the film is interesting, as I know this novelization was based more upon Aykroyd's original screenplay. I wish I lived in the universe where The Blues Brothers was 4 hours long and included all this extra stuff.

The Slippery Slope

Lemony Snicket

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Cruel Shoes

Steve Martin

4.5

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Nobody has ever done it like him. He's a master absurdist. This one is well worth the read, because I guarantee at least one of these little nuggets will stay with you a long time.

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