seanajk's reviews
105 reviews

Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

challenging reflective medium-paced

4.25

Walk the Blue Fields by Claire Keegan

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

dark emotional reflective 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

4.5

Winter by Karl Ove Knausgård

reflective

4.0

Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

1.25

Sula by Toni Morrison

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

The Ballad of the Sad Café by Carson McCullers

reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Some thoughtful insights on human nature, but unfortunately the characters were all unforgivably unlikeable; it was not quite what I had expected.

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.25