masha_and_the_cat's reviews
372 reviews

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

adventurous dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

what's with the extremely graphic cat torture scene?! could have done without it. that and the paedophilia & rape scenes ruined the book. the lovable, intriguing mr Nakata deserves to be part of a better story. 

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore

dark emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Nigdje niotkuda by Bekim Sejranović

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

4.0

The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics by Alan Aldridge, The Beatles

5.0