lucybbookstuff's Reviews (376)

adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced
funny reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

My favorite straight play. Can't not give it 5 stars.
adventurous dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
challenging emotional funny reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The beautiful, poignant, important story of an amazing woman, who I otherwise never would have heard of.

The prose was very plain, but I didn't mind that at all because it helped me read and comprehend faster. It was really just a narrative, which I appreciated as a break from most deep and cerebral contemporary fiction.

I did get distracted throughout by the fact that it was fiction written from the perspective of a person who actually existed. I didn't dislike that, I think it was a very interesting choice, but it kept me very distracted wondering what details could possibly be true or not.

I learned a lot about Iran and specifically women's struggles in Iran. I was struck by how, even though the context is different, woman across the world often experience the exact same struggles.

Overall, a very good and important read.
challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Extremely silly, felt like an episode of scooby doo lol. The writing wasn't that great, the pacing was bonkers, and the mystery was kinda disappointing. But as a Midwesterner, I enjoyed the setting. And sometimes you just need a trash mystery. 🤪
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes