postmodernblues's Reviews (465)

Every Day

David Levithan

DID NOT FINISH: 4%

Too juvenile for me but I bet someone younger would like it!!

An Ember in the Ashes

Sabaa Tahir

DID NOT FINISH: 4%

I guess YA fantasy just really is not my thing huh

The Houseguest: A Novel

Thomas Berger

4.0

challenging dark mysterious 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: Yes

I’m quickly becoming a Thomas Berger cult follower. His particular brand of bizarre, perverse social commentary is my wheelhouse.

Lord Edgware Dies

Agatha Christie

3.25

challenging dark informative mysterious 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: Yes

The Bad Beginning

Lemony Snicket

5.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A classic. Cannot wait to finally dive into this series.

Flowers for Algernon

Daniel Keyes

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-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

Goddamnit this book is so good.

The Downstairs Girl

Stacey Lee

3.0

emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Yes

Ghostbusters: Back in Town #3

David M. Booher

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted tense fast-paced

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Ghostbusters: Back in Town #2

Caspar Wijngaard, David M. Booher, Jimmy Betancourt, Mildred Louis, Blue Delliquanti

4.25

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted 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

A comic artist taking note of and incorporating Dan Aykroyd's heterochromia into Ray Stantz's character design is actually something that can be so personal...

Ghostbusters: Back in Town #1

Greg Pak, David M. Booher, Kyle Lambert, Mildred Louis, Blue Delliquanti

4.0

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted 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

Rereading in preparation for issue #3 being released tomorrow. I love Phoebe Spengler so goddamn much.

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