johnbat's reviews
79 reviews

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison

dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

V for Vendetta by Alan Moore

challenging dark reflective fast-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

5.0

How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them by Jason Stanley

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

The Pearl by John Steinbeck

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A Midsummer Night's Dream (No Fear Shakespeare) by SparkNotes, SparkNotes by SparkNotes

adventurous funny informative lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

4.75

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power by Shoshana Zuboff

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Hamlet (No Fear Shakespeare Graphic Novels), Volume 1 by SparkNotes

medium-paced

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

4.75

Foundation by Isaac Asimov

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

would have rated higher, but i didn’t like the audiobook narrator

Galatea by Madeline Miller

emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

A Few Good Men by Aaron Sorkin

challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

A fast paced, thought-provoking exploration of military ethics and the consequences of normally dubious decisions that is easily digestible for someone who is not knowledgeable or familiar with military culture and codes