michaelmarshall's Reviews (251)

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

Tales from Earthsea

Ursula K. Le Guin

4.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Patriarchs: The Origins of Inequality

Angela Saini

5.0

challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time

Craig Brown

5.0

funny informative reflective fast-paced

The Mad Ship

Robin Hobb

4.0

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Last Unicorn

Peter S. Beagle

5.0

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective sad 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

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

Shehan Karunatilaka

4.0

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

Scatter Brain: How I Finally Got Off the ADHD Rollercoaster and Became the Owner of a Very Tidy Sock Drawer

Shappi Khorsandi

5.0

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Flashman and the Mountain of Light

George MacDonald Fraser

4.0

adventurous dark informative lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Ship of Magic

Robin Hobb

4.0

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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