garleighc's Reviews (2.22k)

The Night Sister

Jennifer McMahon

3.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Someone You Can Build a Nest In

John Wiswell

4.0

dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-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

Pulphead

John Jeremiah Sullivan

3.75

adventurous hopeful informative slow-paced

Good Material

Dolly Alderton

4.0

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison

Hugh Ryan

3.5

informative sad slow-paced

The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Usable Trim, Scraps, and Bones

Anthony Bourdain

3.0

funny hopeful informative lighthearted slow-paced

The Life We Bury

Allen Eskens

3.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Pretty sure the flaws of the character weren't supposed to be a main focus but the main character also made a series of grade a stupidass decisions

A Scatter of Light

Malinda Lo

4.75

emotional hopeful sad 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

Dinner on Monster Island: Essays

Tania de Rozario

5.0

dark reflective sad slow-paced

Hotel Du Lac

Anita Brookner

2.25

mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes