crowsbeforebros's Reviews (26)

The Long Walk

Stephen King, Richard Bachman

3.5

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Enjoyable, but simplistic. Fairly good for a 19-year old Stephen King.

Lonesome Dove

Larry McMurtry

3.5

adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Decent book, right up until the end. A little slow and predictable at points, but a decent read. Outside of the ending (which maybe it’s because of this book being part of a series) the MAJOR issue I take with it is that the author seems eager to doll out the use of the N-Word, while simultaneously bashful using the words penis or vagina to actually describe human body parts. Gives me weird vibes.

Content Warnings

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

Richard Rothstein

2.75

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

I want to give this a much higher rating because of how in depth the research is and how informative the book as a whole is. It also gives a history lesson regarding discrimination and segregation based on race that is not in most schools. However this book is a rough read, it uses a lot of law-related jargon, kind of meanders through both time and space without clearly linking case studies, and is incredibly dry and a slog to get through. That being said, I think every American citizen should read this book.

11/22/63

Stephen King

4.75

emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Firekeeper's Daughter

Angeline Boulley

4.25

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense 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: Complicated

Extremely well-driven story. Kept we involved from start to nearly the finish. Finished this book in a few days. Some minor aspects felt unrealistic or poorly thought out.