jessicayoungdesigner's reviews
4 reviews

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-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

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

The fact that Trevor Noah can come from such a rough past and have faced so many challenges and heartbreak and still be such an optimistic, funny person is a huge testament to his own character and his mother's.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Domestic abuse, Violence, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Cursing, and Animal cruelty

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

challenging emotional lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Takes awhile for the story to get going. As I suppose is true of many classics.