lief_'s reviews
299 reviews

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

4.25

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

adventurous challenging emotional medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Sexual content, Mass/school shootings, Murder, War

Moderate: Sexual assault, Blood

Minor: Child death, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy

Urn & Drum by Lila Matsumoto

reflective

4.25

Endgame by Samuel Beckett

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees by Yoshida Kenkō

challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.25

The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami

mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

Many Moons by Alice Birch

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pregnancy

Moderate: Excrement

Minor: Murder

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder

Animosity, Vol. 1: The Wake by Rob Schwager, Rafael de Latorre, Juan Doe, Marguerite Bennett

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Gun violence

Minor: Death of parent

Wayward, Volume 1: String Theory by Jim Zub

adventurous dark emotional medium-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Mental illness