cschwartz's Reviews (174)

Transcendent Kingdom

Yaa Gyasi

4.25

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-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

Hamnet

Maggie O'Farrell

4.75

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

North and South

Elizabeth Gaskell

5.0

emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Please modern adaptation pls

Daisy Jones & The Six

Taylor Jenkins Reid

3.25

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism

Amanda Montell

4.75

dark emotional funny informative inspiring fast-paced

Horse

Geraldine Brooks

4.0

challenging informative 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: No

Lovelight Farms

B.K. Borison

4.0

lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Bronze Drum: A Novel of Sisters and War

Phong Nguyen

5.0

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective 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: Yes

The Fifth Season

N.K. Jemisin

4.75

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad fast-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: Complicated

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Wow I’ve missed reading fantasy 

The Two Towers

J.R.R. Tolkien

4.75

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No