jvanfosson's Reviews (171)

WWJD and Other Poems

Savannah Sipple

4.25

inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Step into the Circle: Writers in Modern Appalachia

Trent Thomson, Amy Greene

4.0

inspiring reflective medium-paced

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies

Deesha Philyaw

5.0

dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Quiver

Julia Watts

4.25

emotional sad tense 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: No

Redneck Bouquet

Jeff Mann

4.0

reflective slow-paced

Man's Search for Meaning

Viktor E. Frankl

4.0

emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

The Guncle

Steven Rowley

5.0

emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Air & Light & Time & Space: How Successful Academics Write

Helen Sword

4.0

hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

What It Is

Lynda Barry

4.0

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Cat Kid Comic Club

Dav Pilkey

4.0

funny inspiring fast-paced

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This is a laugh out loud book from the brilliant mind of Dav Pilkey. He takes up important issues in comical ways, including censorship, failure, imposter syndrome, creativity, and inspiration. Pilkey excels at showing the double standard that adults impose on young people where reading has to be educational and moral for young people, but can be entertainment for adults. He doesn’t shy away from topics like poop, murder, and apocalypse in the comics found in the frame story.