michaelmarshall's reviews
236 reviews

Odyssey by Stephen Fry

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

• 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

5.0

Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne by Katherine Rundell

challenging emotional informative inspiring mysterious fast-paced

4.0

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.

It’s possible I wasn’t in the right frame of mind for this, but I bounced off it hard. I wasn’t amused and wasn’t intrigued. I can’t point to anything obviously bad about it: the book and I just didn’t click.

Iain M. Banks by Paul Kincaid

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

The Last Hero by Terry Pratchett

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

How to: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems by Randall Munroe

funny informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI by Yuval Noah Harari

medium-paced

2.0

Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert by Brian Herbert

adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Politics On the Edge: A Memoir from Within by Rory Stewart

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0