joann_l's reviews
735 reviews

Ladies' Tailor by Priya Hajela

hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

3.0

1666: A Novel by Lora Chilton

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Almost Brown: A Memoir by Charlotte Gill

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

3.75

Ordinary Soil by Alex Woodard
Did not finish book. Stopped at 9%.

South of Sepharad: The 1492 Jewish Expulsion from Spain by Eric Z. Weintraub, Eric Z. Weintraub

informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta

emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

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

5.0

The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

3.5

Perilous Question: Reform or Revolution? Britain on the Brink, 1832 by Antonia Fraser

informative slow-paced

3.5

Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri

emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.5

The Dead Don't Speak by Aaron Olson

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0