mirrortower's reviews
169 reviews

The Anatomy of Dependence by Takeo Doi
Did not finish book. Stopped at 24%.

More suited to someone with an interest in Japanese 

October Ferry To Gabriola by Malcolm Lowry

slow-paced

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

2.5

just a slog

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

South and West: From a Notebook by Joan Didion

reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.0

Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong

emotional sad fast-paced

4.5

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.75

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

An Apprenticeship, or the Book of Pleasures by Clarice Lispector

hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Pacification of Central America by James Dunkerley

informative medium-paced

3.25