emathomas7's Reviews (62)

The Midnight Library

Matt Haig

4.0

hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-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

The House is on Fire

Rachel Beanland

4.0

hopeful informative fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Medical trauma

Moderate: Rape, Slavery

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

Shehan Karunatilaka

5.0

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Homophobia, Torture, Violence, Murder, War

The Color Purple

Alice Walker

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

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An American masterpiece on love in its many forms. Surprisingly spiritual. Perhaps one of the most beautiful and unexpected character arcs I've encountered. 

Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea

Rita Chang-Eppig

4.75

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Bibliolepsy

Gina Apostol

4.0

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz

Erik Larson

4.0

informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

The Shadow of the Wind

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

5.0

dark mysterious medium-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Torture, Police brutality, Stalking, War

Minor: Rape

We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.

Samantha Irby

5.0

funny reflective medium-paced

Meet Me at the Museum

Anne Youngson

4.0

emotional hopeful reflective 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