michaelmarshall's Reviews (250)

Crypt

Alice Roberts

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Misogyny, Violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic

Magnificent Rebels

Andrea Wulf

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Xenophobia

A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories

Terry Pratchett

3.0

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A Brief History of the Samurai

Jonathan Clements

3.0

challenging dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Suicide, Violence, Murder, War

Ship of Destiny

Robin Hobb

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Violence

American Vikings: How the Norse Sailed into the Lands and Imaginations of America

Martyn Whittock

3.0

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, War

Face It

Debbie Harry

4.0

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Anatomy: A Love Story

Dana Schwartz

4.0

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

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

5.0

challenging dark emotional funny informative tense fast-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

Threadneedle

Cari Thomas

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes