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zak_martell's Reviews (277)

The Politically Incorrect Guide to the British Empire

Ray Porter, H.W. Crocker III

DID NOT FINISH: 27%

Sandcastle

Pierre Oscar Lévy, Frederik Peeters

4.5

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious relaxing sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I was pleasantly surprised by this graphic novel. I thought it explored its themes & concept well. It didn’t get carried away or outstay its welcome either.

The Sandman Vol. 2: The Doll's House

Neil Gaiman

3.5

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I loved the first volume, but this one felt slow & boring whenever Morpheus wasn’t there which felt like a lot.
I especially felt disconnected from Barbie as a character. I felt she didn’t have as strong a motivation as other characters.

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

DID NOT FINISH: 26%

Too long…
I thought I was ready for a longer project, but nope.
So dense.

House of Cards

Michael Dobbs

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Believably devious characters, each with their own strong wants and desires and the cunning to go after them. Excellently written. I can't wait to pick up the sequels.

The Lock Artist

Steve Hamilton

3.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious relaxing sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Enjoyable. It was an interesting world to explore and written very well on both page level and structurally. Especially towards the end, the tension and suspense ramped nicely and when things went wrong, the characters were left to make actions to solve the problems. No-one just got lucky.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams

1.5

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-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

Just not my thing. It was trying to be funny and in moments it succeeded. All the rest of the time, things happened seemingly at random and with very little to do with anything characters were doing.

I feel really bad about this rating because I know people love it, and I can appreciate the quality of the book, it just didn’t connect with my humour.