jimothymax's Reviews (128)

David Copperfield

Charles Dickens

5.0

funny hopeful reflective relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Mad Honey

Jennifer Finney Boylan, Jodi Picoult

5.0

emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style

Paul Rudnick

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Wrong Place Wrong Time

Gillian McAllister

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Lookback Window

Kyle Dillon Hertz

4.0

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This Is How It Always Is

Laurie Frankel

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book is delightful. I was a little uncomfortable with some of the language the mother used to talk about her trans child, but it was so realistic. Not perfect, but the way a real person would react when experiencing something so new to them, to navigating these uncharted (to them) territories. I truly loved it. Couldn't put it down.