skudiklier's Reviews (647)

Beloved

Toni Morrison

4.5

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Not Gay: Sex Between Straight White Men

Jane Ward

4.75

informative reflective medium-paced

Consider the Lobster And Other Essays

David Foster Wallace

4.5

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Infinite Jest

David Foster Wallace

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense slow-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This took me so many tries to actually get through; I read the first 100 or so pages four times over the course of several years. But once I got far enough into it to understand it better, the second half of the book went by much more quickly. The ending is somewhat inconclusive/disappointing, but overall it was a fascinating read.