sittingwishingreading's Reviews (880)

Girl, Woman, Other

Bernardine Evaristo

5.0

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-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 Mermaid of Black Conch

Monique Roffey

5.0

adventurous emotional mysterious 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: Yes

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Muriel Spark

3.0

adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Station Eleven

Emily St. John Mandel

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake

Tiya Miles

4.75

informative reflective sad slow-paced

The Left Hand of Darkness

Ursula K. Le Guin

3.75

adventurous mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Stone Collection

Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Black Flamingo

Dean Atta

3.75

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-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 Color Purple

Alice Walker

4.5

adventurous dark reflective 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

Everything Inside: Stories

Edwidge Danticat

5.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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