fionamccarthy's reviews
50 reviews

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Greek Lessons by Han Kang

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany

challenging funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

White Noise by Don DeLillo

dark funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

Pierre Menard, author of Don Quixote by Jorge Luis Borges

challenging funny lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman

dark informative sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5