ariscormanoreilly's Reviews (183)

Notes from Underground

Fyodor Dostoevsky

4.0

adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Pedagogy of the Oppressed

Paulo Freire

3.5

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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Becomes a bit convoluted and seems to lose sight of his original point towards the later stages of the book, but excellent and very poignant read nonetheless 

Good Omens

Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

5.0

emotional funny hopeful mysterious relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Musician & Teacher: An Orientation to Music Education

Patricia Shehan Campbell

4.0

informative medium-paced

Imogen, Obviously

Becky Albertalli

4.5

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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: Yes

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

4.0

adventurous dark funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Never Let Me Go

Kazuo Ishiguro

4.0

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Communist Manifesto

Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels

4.0

challenging informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

Ghost Wall

Sarah Moss

4.0

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Convenience Store Woman

Sayaka Murata

5.0

dark funny reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes