michaelmarshall's Reviews (250)

How to: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems

Randall Munroe

4.0

funny informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

Yuval Noah Harari

2.0

medium-paced

Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert

Brian Herbert

4.0

adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Politics On the Edge: A Memoir from Within

Rory Stewart

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

The Poppy War

R.F. Kuang

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

The BBC: A Century on Air

David Hendy, David Hendy

5.0

emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Coke: The Biography

Natalia Naish, Jeremy Scott

4.0

dark funny informative sad fast-paced

A Day of Fallen Night

Samantha Shannon

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Slade House

David Mitchell

3.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Girl in the Road

Monica Byrne

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

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