zak_martell's Reviews (277)

Berserk, Vol. 10

Kentaro Miura

3.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Not my favourite volume, but I’m still really really enjoying the series.
Whenever I finish story, I can’t wait to know what happens next.

Berserk, Vol. 9

Kentaro Miura

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad medium-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

This can’t keep getting better and better like this. Casca is such a great character and in this volume, you can really see that.
I can’t wait to see where the story goes.

The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human

Jonathan Gottschall

3.0

informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

Some interesting and well put information.

Several Short Sentences About Writing

Verlyn Klinkenborg

2.5

informative reflective slow-paced

Interesting, especially the first half or so.

The Writing Life

Annie Dillard

2.5

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

A Writer’s Life might be a more fitting title. The first half has a view of writing, although not a positive sounding one. The second half moved on to talk about other things more.
It was an interesting enough short read.

How To Write a Book This Weekend, Even If You Flunked English Like I Did

Vic Johnson

3.0

hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

For the most part, it does what it says on the tin,
Assuming you define a book as a reasonable short dictated recording of a rough first draft of a non-fiction book.
It’s a pretty motivating read, but I don’t feel much the wiser for having read it.

Zen in the Art of Writing

Ray Bradbury

3.0

informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

Some really interesting writings at first, but it lost me towards the middle and on.

Amazing Tales for Making Men out of Boys

Neil Oliver

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

Exactly what it says on the tin.
Considering when it was written, it could not be more appropriate now.

Berserk, Vol. 8

Kentaro Miura

3.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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

I love these characters. This is a slower instalment, but still any time I spend with these people, is great.

How Horror Works in Books and Film

Shannon Scott

4.0

challenging informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

Enjoyable and interesting listen.

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