You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.

postmodernblues's Reviews (465)

An Enchantment of Ravens

Margaret Rogerson

1.5

adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

All American Boys

Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely

3.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense 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

House of Leaves

Mark Z. Danielewski

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

"Prometheus, thief of light, giver of light, bound by the gods, must have been a book." - Mark Z. Danielewski, House of Leaves, page 546.

Unlike anything I've ever read before. A true postmodern masterpiece. Deeply thoughtful and inutterably frightening. I'm in love.

Lobizona

Romina Garber

3.0

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

Ghostbusters, Volume 7: Happy Horror Days!

Erik Burnham, Dan Shoening

4.5

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Ray: C'mon, we're scientists. Dispassionate is what we do."
Melanie: "Tell me another one. You get excited about everything, Dr. Stantz."
Ray: "Yes, but objectively."

Goddamnit I love him. I love him so much. I cannot wait to see him again.

Another home run on the Ghostbusters IDW front! At least we have this.

Song of Solomon

Toni Morrison

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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

Rended me limb from limb. Goddamnit.

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

John Berendt

4.0

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

"You can't fool a cat." -John Berendt, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, page 354

Otherworld

Jason Segel, Kirsten Miller

2.5

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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: No

Kind of a poor man's Ready Player One, if I'm being honest, but distinct enough to be fun. I wish The Company's rise to power & evil deeds would have been more thoroughly described, but maybe that's just the Silicon Valley fan in me.