martinalitty's Reviews (82)

An Oresteia: Agamemnon by Aiskhylos, Elektra by Sophokles, Orestes by Euripides

Euripides, Aeschylus, Sophocles

5.0

dark emotional funny sad tense

Freshwater

Akwaeke Emezi

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This has some interesting ideas (I’m aware it’s autofiction / based on the author’s life), but unfortunately it reads like an unedited first draft.

Poetry and Commitment

Adrienne Rich, Mark Doty

informative reflective

Slow Lightning

Eduardo C. Corral

emotional reflective medium-paced

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Suzanne Collins

adventurous

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Story of the Lost Child

Elena Ferrante

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Corregidora

Gayl Jones

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay

Elena Ferrante

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A lot of interesting similarities to The Lost Daughter.

Universal Harvester

John Darnielle

mysterious tense slow-paced

Maps of the Imagination: The Writer as Cartographer

Peter Turchi

informative reflective medium-paced