jbramlett's reviews
235 reviews

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

3.0

Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon

adventurous challenging dark funny tense slow-paced

4.0

Story of the Eye by Georges Bataille

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

4.0

Storm of Steel by Ernst Jünger

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

4.5

Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati

adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

100 Boyfriends by Brontez Purnell

funny reflective fast-paced

4.25

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0