maxihyde's reviews
81 reviews

Cactus Country: A Boyhood Memoir by Zoë Bossiere

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

True Grit by Charles Portis

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring tense fast-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? No

4.5

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Good Material by Dolly Alderton

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

Penance by Eliza Clark

challenging dark informative mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

The book is a ROUGH read, not something I would usually pick. But Eliza Clarke is a genius!! This is incredibly well thought out and executed,  amazing characterization and some of the best incorporation of tech/social media in a contemporary novel I’ve seen. Insane it’s not a real story, feels scarily fleshed out

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

5.0

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0