mattbreading's reviews
229 reviews

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

tense

5.0

Man of the House: The Life and Political Memoirs of Speaker Tip O'Neill . by William Novak, Tip O'Neill

5.0

I will always be a Tip O’Neill democrat. I wish he or people of similar ilk were still around to guide our country 

The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.75

Secret History backdrop, Piranesi prose, Home-Fire plot 

Blue Ruin by Hari Kunzru

4.5

The Hunter by Tana French

tense fast-paced

4.75

Tartt’s prestige meets Steinbeck’s small town writing 

Loot: The Battle over the Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World by Sharon Waxman

4.0

Kind of a slog at times, albeit robustly informative 

Real Americans by Rachel Khong

fast-paced

4.75

Reminds me of Beach House by Pat Conroy

Colored Television by Danzy Senna

funny

4.0

Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi

dark fast-paced

4.75

50 shades of gay 

Honey by Isabel Banta

fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75