bighunna's reviews
12 reviews

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

4.5

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

medium-paced

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

4.0

Intimations by Zadie Smith

funny informative reflective medium-paced

3.25

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

This is a book everyone should read. 

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.25

Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

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

5.0