itheory's Reviews (230)

Spook Street

Mick Herron

4.0

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The List

Mick Herron

4.0

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Fun little bit. The first few chapters of “Nobody Walks” was confusing as fuck, though. There was no indication it was unrelated. 

Real Tigers

Mick Herron

4.0

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Dead Lions

Mick Herron

4.0

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Slow Horses

Mick Herron

4.0

adventurous fast-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: Complicated

At the Existentialist Café: Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails with Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Albert Camus, Martin Heidegger, Mauri

Sarah Bakewell

5.0

challenging hopeful informative medium-paced

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Tremendous.

To Be Taught, If Fortunate

Becky Chambers

4.5

adventurous emotional reflective relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Becky Chambers is always a delight.

The Wings Upon Her Back

Samantha Mills

4.0

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Freaks Came Out to Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper That Changed American Culture

Tricia Romano

4.0

informative fast-paced

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Super engaging in informative, but incredibly difficult to keep track of all the people. Interesting choice to make it an oral history; I had only read magazine length oral histories before. I like hearing all the voices, but it made it difficult for there to be a cohesive narrative throughout.

James

Percival Everett

4.75

adventurous emotional funny tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Just terrific.