blaxploitations's reviews
99 reviews

Othello: The Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

On the Origin of Species and Other Stories by Kim Bo-young

challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Butcher's Crossing by John Williams

adventurous dark

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The Hole by Hiroko Oyamada

adventurous mysterious fast-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

2.5

Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon

informative inspiring slow-paced

5.0

Stokely Speaks: From Black Power to Pan-Africanism by Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture)

informative medium-paced

4.0

Skylark by Dezső Kosztolányi

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The Gardener by Rabindranath Tagore

emotional reflective fast-paced

3.5

This Earth of Mankind by Pramoedya Ananta Toer

informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I feel that this translation into english was the main reason why I didn’t like this more.