angie82's reviews
83 reviews

22 Murders: Investigating the Massacres, Cover-up and Obstacles to Justice in Nova Scotia by Paul Palango

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

3.5

Overall I found this book to be very informative, I think I would have scored it higher if there had been some slight tweaks to the chronology/layout and some slight edits to reduce some parts which felt repetitive/confusing 

Old City Hall by Robert Rotenberg

mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family by Thomas Mann, John E. Woods, T.J. Reed

challenging emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

The Snow Queen: A Tale in Seven Stories by Hans Christian Andersen

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.75

The Rider on the White Horse by Theodor Storm

emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire by Katja Hoyer

informative medium-paced

3.75

The War That Ended Peace: The Road to 1914 by Margaret MacMillan

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Crime and Punishment: A New Translation by Fyodor Dostoevsky

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75