sittingwishingreading's Reviews (880)

Family Meal by Bryan Washington

Family Meal

Bryan Washington

3.75

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: Yes

How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays by Alexander Chee

How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays

5.0

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

Fire Exit by Morgan Talty

Fire Exit

4.5

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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

Borne by Jeff VanderMeer

Borne

Jeff VanderMeer

3.25

adventurous dark mysterious 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

Sea Change by Gina Chung

Sea Change

3.0

emotional reflective 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

James by Percival Everett

James

Percival Everett

5.0

adventurous funny reflective 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

The Tender Parts: A Guide to Healing from Trauma Through Internal Family Systems Therapy by Ilyse Kennedy

The Tender Parts: A Guide to Healing from Trauma Through Internal Family Systems Therapy

3.5

emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez

The Vanished Birds

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty

The Rabbit Hutch

5.0

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

Women Talking by Miriam Toews

Women Talking

4.0

dark mysterious reflective medium-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: Yes