e_vie's reviews
155 reviews

Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton

challenging dark lighthearted slow-paced

3.25

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring tense fast-paced

5.0

The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe

dark hopeful sad tense 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? No

3.75

I thought the subject matter was very interesting, but the writing style made it super difficult to get through this novel. It's written in third-person omniscient, and jumps from the present moment to the future, we are introduced to many characters, etc. 

For example, (this is an example I made up, it's not in the book) the writing usually goes like this, "He made his choice. He could not have known, as we do now, that it was the wrong choice; a grave mistake that would be known later on. But in the present moment it was decided."  This type of writing felt really detached from the characters, and it felt more like an article/nonfiction piece than a historical fiction. 

Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

dark funny sad tense 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? Yes

4.25

Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman

inspiring sad slow-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

3.75

Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

3.25

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Factory Girls by Michelle Gallen

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.0