sittingwishingreading's Reviews (880)

The Bingo Palace by Louise Erdrich

The Bingo Palace

Louise Erdrich

4.0
emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

She Who Became the Sun

Shelley Parker-Chan

5.0
adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle

The Ballad of Black Tom

Victor LaValle

3.75
adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Bury My Heart at Chuck E. Cheese's by Tiffany Midge

Bury My Heart at Chuck E. Cheese's

Tiffany Midge

5.0
emotional funny reflective medium-paced
The Colors of Jews: Racial Politics and Radical Diasporism by Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz

The Colors of Jews: Racial Politics and Radical Diasporism

Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz

5.0
challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced
Conjure Women by Afia Atakora

Conjure Women

Afia Atakora

3.0
adventurous mysterious sad tense slow-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
Monstress, Vol. 4: The Chosen by Marjorie M. Liu, Sana Takeda

Monstress, Vol. 4: The Chosen

Marjorie M. Liu, Sana Takeda

4.0
adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk

Even Though I Knew the End

C.L. Polk

3.5
adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid

Lucy

Jamaica Kincaid

4.0
adventurous reflective 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
When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

When We Were Birds

Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

5.0
emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No