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simonator's Reviews (183)

Abaddon's Gate

James S. A. Corey

3.25

adventurous dark 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

Solid but slightly less gripping than its predecessors. The cosmic dread could have been played up. Th finale goes on a bit too long, the epilogue too short. Anna and Melba are not super interesting characters. People don't like politics talk, but for fans of it, this is great!

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou

4.5

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Demokratie braucht Religion: Über ein eigentümliches Resonanzverhältnis. Mit einem Vorwort von Gregor Gysi

Hartmut Rosa

1.0

fast-paced

Wirr assoziativ und uninteressant. Die zentrale Frage wird nicht mit Tiefe beantwortet.

Die weiße Festung

Orhan Pamuk

3.75

adventurous mysterious relaxing 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

Full of meaningful symbology, that I could not always be made to care. The plot is just not that enticing. Nevertheless, the novel is quite *deep* - and quite aware of it.

The Beekeeper of Aleppo

Christy Lefteri

2.0

dark sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Heart wrenching and sad to a degree that it begins to feel voyeuristic. Tragedy piles unto tragedy. Not sure this was the author's story to tell. The writing is undeniably beautiful. The plot is as realistic as it is foreseeable. The resolutions to the characters' struggles are pretty clear from the beginning.