thebacklistbook's Reviews (304)

Don Quixote

Miguel de Cervantes

challenging slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Lottery and Other Stories

Shirley Jackson

1.0

dark tense

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book should never be forced down anyone's throats. especially not during formative years.

Angels & Demons

Dan Brown

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny informative mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

J.K. Rowling

3.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Stuart Little

Garth Williams, E.B. White

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens

challenging slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank

challenging dark informative slow-paced

This work of non-fiction should always be required reading.

The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz

L. Frank Baum

adventurous emotional funny slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain, Shelly Fisher Fishkin

adventurous funny lighthearted slow-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

A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

challenging dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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