postmodernblues's Reviews (465)

Concrete Rose

Angie Thomas

3.0

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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

I need to reread The Hate U Give now so I can draw parallels!

Little Fires Everywhere

Celeste Ng

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-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

Parable of the Sower

Octavia E. Butler

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

Oh my god. Oh my fucking god.

The Importance of Being Earnest

Oscar Wilde

5.0

funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

History Is All You Left Me

Adam Silvera

1.0

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Every character in this book is a miserable asshole

The Raven Boys

Maggie Stiefvater

2.25

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Ghostbusters: Get Real

Erik Burnham, Dan Schoening

4.5

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Ghostbusters IDW team kiss me right now

Homesick for Another World

Ottessa Moshfegh

4.5

challenging dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Ottessa Moshfegh is either a certified genius or an authentic whacko.

Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

Steve Martin

5.0

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

" The camera cut away to a dimly lit Johnny [Carson], precisely as he whirled up from his chair, doubling over with laughter. Suddenly, subliminally, I was endorsed. At the end of the act, Sammy [Davis Jr.] came over and hugged me. I felt like I hadn't been hugged since I was born." -Steve Martin, Born Standing Up, page 153

Holy christ this was incredible. Steve Martin's writing style is absolutely perfect for this kind of memoir. Impeccable.

Also, the stuff about him and Dan Aykroyd liking each other but being different??? that shit got to me big time. Inside me there are two wolves.

Driving Miss Daisy

Alfred Uhry

3.5

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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