swaggle's reviews
57 reviews

The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare by G.K. Chesterton

4.0

Child of God by Cormac McCarthy

challenging dark mysterious tense

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

3.0

Metamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz Kafka

4.5

Jacob's Room Virginia Woolf by Virginia Woolf

3.5

Vertigo by W.G. Sebald

4.5

The Lime Twig by John Hawkes

dark mysterious

3.5

The Iliad by Homer: Rendered into English Prose by Samuel Butler by Samuel Butler

3.5

We by Yevgeny Zamyatin

2.0

Dracula by Bram Stoker

adventurous hopeful 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? No

5.0

Cities of Salt by Abdul Rahman Munif

challenging emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0