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137 reviews
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
It was all so much bigger than themselves, that he was hushed. They had met, and included in their meeting the thrust of the manifold grass stems, the cry of the peewit, the wheel of the stars.
When they stood up they saw other lovers stealing down the opposite hedge. It seemed natural they were there. The night contained them.
Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata
reflective
sad
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
2.75
The wintry sun set, and the air was so clear that it seemed to burnish the stars.
Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih, الطيب صالح
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I want to take my rightful share of life by force, I want to give lavishly, I want love to flow from my heart, to ripen and bear fruit. There are many horizons that must be visited, fruit that must be plucked, books read, and white pages in the scrolls of life to be inscribed with vivid sentences in a bold hand.
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
This was cute but story wise the movie has so much more soul and heart than the book, one of the few times I can confidently say the movie is better.
adventurous
lighthearted
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
3.25
The robot’s programming stopped her from being violent, but nothing stopped her from being annoying.
This was cute but story wise the movie has so much more soul and heart than the book, one of the few times I can confidently say the movie is better.
Language Unlimited: The Science Behind Our Most Creative Power by David Adger
informative
medium-paced
3.0
A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
Even if I really came from people who were behaving like monkeys in trees, it was better to be that than what happened to me, what I became after I met you.
The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
adventurous
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
4.0
He was a book, and he was holding his final pages, and he wanted to get to the end to find out how it went, and he didn’t want it to be over.
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
You can pretend for a long time, but one day it all falls away and you are alone.
The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
As if the boys laughing, but they only laughing because they fraid to cry, they only laughing because to think so much about everything would be a big calamity - like how he here now, the thoughts so heavy like he unable to move his body.