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Calling Ukraine: A Novel by Johannes Lichtman
adventurous
funny
reflective
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 River We Remember by William Kent Krueger
mysterious
sad
slow-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
5.0
1950s setting, realistic, atmospheric, with serious themes of life, death and hardship. This one starts with the POV of a loner sheriff who is morally gray, and alternates with a POV of a pre-teen boy, which Krueger writes so well. This small-town mystery story is well-written, with excellent character development and a slowly intensifying plot.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse
Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy by Jane O'Connor
5.0
LINDSEY SAYS: I really like Nancy's neighbor's dog because it is so cute and it dresses up in fancy dog outfits.
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
5.0
LINDSEY says: Dr.Seuss is a really good writer because it's so funny and they should make a movie [of this book]. "I DO NOT LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM." This is so funny.
Winter Wheat by Mildred Walker
5.0
Ellen is at that age where she finds true love for the first time and starts to see her parents as people—not just as parents. A beautiful coming-of-age story, real, heartfelt, painful—I loved it.
Madman: A Novel by Tracy Groot
2.0
Starts off as a mystery but has elements of horror as things are revealed: child sacrifice, cannibalism, demoniac rituals. (Not my cup of tea, but I read it for a book group). The end could've saved it, but to me it was disappointing because I didn't get much from the main character and the climax I had already read in the bible. As for the supposed spiritality in the book, there were only two spots in the book that touch on this topic. Once, when the servent Samir speaks lamely about "two Truths," and in another spot, one of the characters muses, "Does evil attract evil...?Evil to evil? Good to good?" Unfortunately, this is as deep as it gets.
Froggy Rides a Bike by Jonathan London, Frank Remkiewicz
5.0
Lindsey says: makes me want to get more froggy books. ps i love it.