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sometimes_samantha_reads's Reviews (283)
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-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
I wish there was more dialogue. The premise was easy enough to follow, but the smaller details were a bit harder to grasp as the pictures, though really nice, were too abstract/fantastic for me to parse out what exactly was happening.
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
adventurous
funny
mysterious
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:
Complicated
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
I bought this book for myself (age 26) because I have a teeny bit of figure drawing knowledge but wanted more. I like Rizza's step by step guides and the diverse figures she provided for examples. I read through the book and now it's time to try!
adventurous
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I'm continuing to read middle grades books to support my students. I finally got around to reading this classic. It's was pretty good.
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really wanted to enjoy this book but was so disappointed when it started to become religious about 50% in. I was looking for a sweet secular Christmas romance, kind of like Hallmark, but the religious part really threw me off.
I also thought all the characters seemed naive and pretentious. Not very relatable as the main character's family were supposedly rich. The romance also seemed very quick paced and a little forced.
Not the book for me. Maybe someone else would enjoy it better.
I also thought all the characters seemed naive and pretentious. Not very relatable as the main character's family were supposedly rich. The romance also seemed very quick paced and a little forced.
Not the book for me. Maybe someone else would enjoy it better.
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-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
I had never read this classic before. I'm going to be teaching it to my students in the new year so I had to be familiar with it. It was fun and whimsical! Not something I would've picked up on my own but I'm glad I read it. The narration in the audiobook was engaging and I'm considering keeping it as a resource for my students to help motivate them while they follow along with the paperback.
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
This is required reading for my students this year and I hadn't read it myself before. It was pretty interesting and fits out language arts theme well. Not my favorite style of writing but the story was good.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was an interesting read. Tough to read through given the circumstances and the time I read it. The stories were interesting but very human and dark. Banks has done a great job capturing the feeling of cognitive dissonance and despair of the country with these short stories. It's just tough to read when you are living it, too.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping