tootscd's reviews
39 reviews

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

challenging tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The Return of the Dancing Master by Henning Mankell

informative tense medium-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

3.5

Not one of his best 

The 39 Steps by John Buchan

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

The Motion Of The Body Through Space by Lionel Shriver

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

Autobiography by Morrissey

medium-paced

2.0

Irritating, obtuse, chippy. Writing is impenetrable a lot of the time. Morrissey seems to hold a high opinion of himself and a very low opinion of anyone who doesn’t recognise this

A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham

emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Brilliant! Compelling! 

A Bookshop of One's Own: How a Group of Women Set Out to Change the World by Jane Cholmeley

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This was a trip down memory lane for me, remembering the political and personal events from the 70s to 2000s and the place of the Silver Moon bookshop within them 

Jews Don't Count by David Baddiel

challenging medium-paced

4.0

Made me think - a lot! 

The Book of Fate by Brad Meltzer

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0