arzoosingh's reviews
102 reviews

A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth

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

4.5

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Severance by Ling Ma

hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

fast-paced

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

2.0

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

3.25

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

emotional reflective medium-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

4.0

Normal People by Sally Rooney

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

ok so i preferred the ending in the show to the ending in the book. the gap between connell finding out he got into the new york school and marianne telling him he should go felt more natural. and since in the book it was tied with an argument, it almost felt like she said it out of anger

that being said i think the book gave the relationship more nuance and intelligence. the show version depicts it as just a lustful, visceral attraction while in the book you’re shown why they really like each other

lastly here’s my unpopular opinion: while i was entertained by their relationship in both depictions, i dont think it was at all realistic or healthy. i dont think they’re soulmates just because they’re codependent. idk its hard, i want to root for them but something is just off

Sula by Toni Morrison

emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.5

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0