sittingwishingreading's Reviews (880)

The Fast Red Road: A Plainsong by Stephen Graham Jones

The Fast Red Road: A Plainsong

Stephen Graham Jones

2.75
adventurous tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.

The Prophets

Robert Jones Jr.

5.0
dark emotional inspiring reflective 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
The Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang

The Collected Schizophrenias

Esmé Weijun Wang

4.5
informative reflective sad tense medium-paced
A Little Hope by Ethan Joella

A Little Hope

Ethan Joella

3.0
emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Temple Of My Familiar by Alice Walker

The Temple Of My Familiar

Alice Walker

4.5
adventurous emotional inspiring reflective 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
The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe

The Girls I've Been

Tess Sharpe

5.0
adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Winter's King: A Story by Ursula K. Le Guin

Winter's King: A Story

Ursula K. Le Guin

3.0
adventurous tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

Freshwater

Akwaeke Emezi

4.75
dark emotional reflective 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
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Sympathizer

Viet Thanh Nguyen

4.5
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense medium-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
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

Moon of the Crusted Snow

Waubgeshig Rice

4.0
adventurous dark reflective tense slow-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