isoldee's reviews
45 reviews

The Little Friend by Donna Tartt

adventurous challenging dark inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

Weiße Nächte by Hermann Röhl, Fyodor Dostoevsky

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Schachnovelle by Stefan Zweig

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

It had a lot of potential 

The Uncensored Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, Akshay Gawde

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

One of my favorite books. I think if you loved “The Picture of Dorian Gray” and are interested in Oscar Wilde’s story you should definitely give this uncensored version of the book a try. The part that interested me most (in the actual book there were only a few parts of which I definitely knew they were different from the censored version) was the long introduction that gave lots of    information on Oscar Wilde, the story itself, how real people inspired the characters and the writing process.
So the story itself would have gotten 5 stars (as I have given the censored version when I first read it) but I’m giving this version 4,5 stars because even though I loved the introduction, it’s not necessary to spend that much money on a book that provides the same information as a few separate google searches. 

Der eingebildete Kranke by Molière

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

Erstaunlich aktuell. Ich hätte nicht erraten können, dass das Theaterstück 1673 uraufgeführt wurde… Davon ist sicherlich auch einiges der Übersetzung zu verdanken. 

Dracula by Bram Stoker

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.75