jakevar's Reviews (33)

Coming Up for Air

George Orwell

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Master and Margarita

Mikhail Bulgakov

5.0

adventurous dark funny 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: Yes

The Fatal Eggs

Mikhail Bulgakov

3.75

adventurous funny mysterious 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: Yes

Quiet Flows the Una

Faruk Šehić

4.5

adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Butcher's Trail: How the Search for Balkan War Criminals Became the World's Most Successful Manhunt

Julian Borger

4.5

adventurous informative reflective medium-paced

Black Butterflies

Priscilla Morris

4.75

adventurous dark 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: N/A

The Tree with No Name

Drago Jančar

4.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Heart of a Dog

Mikhail Bulgakov

4.0

dark funny reflective medium-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

Tito

Neil Barnett

5.0

adventurous informative fast-paced

The Collapse of Yugoslavia 1991–1999

Alastair Finlan

informative medium-paced