sittingwishingreading's Reviews (880)

I Can't Talk About the Trees Without the Blood

Tiana Clark

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

Hallie Rubenhold

2.0

dark informative slow-paced

Bad Feminist

Roxane Gay

4.75

emotional funny informative reflective slow-paced

Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds

adrienne maree brown

4.0

hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

Breath, Eyes, Memory

Edwidge Danticat

5.0

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age

Darrel J. McLeod

4.5

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison

4.0

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Purple Hibiscus

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

4.25

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Phoenix Extravagant

Yoon Ha Lee

5.0

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The Undocumented Americans

Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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