b_can_read's Reviews (64)

The Importance of Being Earnest

Oscar Wilde

5.0

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Ballad of Reading Gaol

Oscar Wilde

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

4.75

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Jungle

Upton Sinclair

3.0

challenging dark slow-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Only Harmless Great Thing

Brooke Bolander

4.75

challenging emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Hamlet

William Shakespeare

5.0

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Ballad of Black Tom

Victor LaValle

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Blind Assassin

Margaret Atwood

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Acceptance

Jeff VanderMeer

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes