transrussellmael's reviews
10 reviews

The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst

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

Searching for Robert Johnson: The Life and Legend of the King of the Delta Blues Singers by Peter Guralnick

informative fast-paced

3.5

decent primer that was well written but poorly constructed if that makes sense?? easy to read but the author jumps around in a way that can be hard to follow 

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell

medium-paced

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

4.0

thought this would be extremely my thing and it WAS but it also felt kinda.. paint by numbers? 

Junky by William S. Burroughs

adventurous dark informative tense fast-paced

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

4.5

U2 at the End of the World by Bill Flanagan

funny informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Poetics of Music in the Form of Six Lessons by Igor Stravinsky, George Seferis, Arthur Knodel, Ingolf Dahl

informative slow-paced

5.0

Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell

adventurous dark hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan by Lou Sullivan

emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0