jamesdaniel's Reviews (46)

Elena Knows

Claudia Piñeiro

5.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Road

Cormac McCarthy

2.5

Filthy Animals

Brandon Taylor

3.75

Brickmakers

Selva Almada

3.5

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Death of parent

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

5.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Edinburgh

Alexander Chee

3.75

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

If We Were Villains

M.L. Rio

2.5

None of This Is True

Lisa Jewell

4.0

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

3.0

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

The House in the Cerulean Sea

T.J. Klune

4.75

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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: Yes