rikercoleman's Reviews (96)

The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton

The Great Train Robbery

Michael Crichton

4.0
adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

Claire North

5.0
dark reflective tense slow-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

Bryan Stevenson

5.0
challenging dark hopeful informative sad medium-paced
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

This Is How You Lose the Time War

Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

5.0
adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
A piece of this book will always remain in me.
The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) by Katie Mack

The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)

Katie Mack

4.0
informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
Mothership: Tales from Afrofuturism and Beyond by Bill Campbell, Edward Austin Hall

Mothership: Tales from Afrofuturism and Beyond

Bill Campbell, Edward Austin Hall

3.0
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

5.0
challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
This was a beautiful and eye opening read. It's a wonderful way to reexamine and reaffirm your relationship with the land you depend on and love.
On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony

On a Pale Horse

Piers Anthony

2.5
adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The plot was pretty engaging, if slightly 'off-brand Pratchett', but the writing itself kind of screamed "I was written by a man in the 1980s". 
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter

Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid

Douglas R. Hofstadter

5.0
challenging reflective slow-paced
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Philip K. Dick

3.0
slow-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes