artificialducc's Reviews (90)

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

Olga Tokarczuk

3.75
challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan

A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them

Timothy Egan

4.25
dark informative tense medium-paced
Burmese Days by George Orwell

Burmese Days

George Orwell

DID NOT FINISH: 33%
Just couldn't fully connect
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Dark Matter

Blake Crouch

4.25
adventurous reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
This is one of the most uncomfortable and morally questioning books I've ever read. Interesting perspective turned into a strange mess where no answer was correct. 
Not the strongest with its writing conventions though 
Letter to Survivors by Gebe

Letter to Survivors

Gebe

3.0
dark funny mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Kosher Chinese by Michael Levy

Kosher Chinese

Michael Levy

3.75
adventurous funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Fences by August Wilson

Fences

August Wilson

3.5
dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Island Home by Libby Page

The Island Home

Libby Page

3.5
adventurous hopeful lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
A Map for the Missing by Belinda Huijuan Tang

A Map for the Missing

Belinda Huijuan Tang

3.75
adventurous hopeful reflective
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Flowers for Algernon

Daniel Keyes

4.5
dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated