madeleinesbookshelf's Reviews (96)

The Magic Mountain

Thomas Mann

4.0

challenging reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The World According to Cunk

Philomena Cunk

3.75

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Ghostland: In Search of a Haunted Country

Edward Parnell

3.5

mysterious reflective medium-paced

Tokyo Express

Seichō Matsumoto

3.5

dark mysterious fast-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

Ma Vie: From Kiev To Kiev; An Autobiography

Serge Lifar

3.5

reflective medium-paced

Carefully Taught: American History Through Broadway Musicals

Cary Ginell

3.25

informative fast-paced

Our Theatres in the Eighties

Sheridan Morley

3.5

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Thérèse Raquin

Émile Zola

3.75

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Chronicle of the 20th Century

Clifton Daniel

3.5

challenging informative slow-paced

Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy

4.75

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes