thebacklistbook's Reviews (304)

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

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

Rapunzel by Jacob Grimm

Rapunzel

challenging funny 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

Snow-White and Rose-Red (Illustrated) by Jacob Grimm

Snow-White and Rose-Red (Illustrated)

dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

The Catcher in the Rye

dark reflective slow-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: Complicated

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult

My Sister's Keeper

emotional hopeful reflective sad

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Beowulf: A New Verse Translation by Anonymous, Seamus Heaney

Beowulf: A New Verse Translation

Anonymous, Seamus Heaney

dark tense 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

What Colour Is Your Parachute? 2008: A Practical Manual for Job-hunters and Career Changers by Richard N. Bolles

What Colour Is Your Parachute? 2008: A Practical Manual for Job-hunters and Career Changers

Richard N. Bolles

informative slow-paced

Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales and Poems

Edgar Allan Poe

dark sad tense 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

The Canterbury Tales: Fifteen Tales and the General Prologue by Geoffrey Chaucer, V.A. Kolve, Glending Olson

The Canterbury Tales: Fifteen Tales and the General Prologue

Geoffrey Chaucer, V.A. Kolve, Glending Olson

adventurous funny informative lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

challenging dark mysterious 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