nevabentley's reviews
113 reviews

Blonde Indian: An Alaska Native Memoir by Ernestine Hayes

dark informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad

adventurous challenging hopeful medium-paced

4.25

Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See

hopeful informative fast-paced

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

4.25

The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson

adventurous challenging hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

The Smoke Jumper by Nicholas Evans

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

Gold Bug Variations by Richard Powers
Did not finish book. Stopped at 48%.

I don’t have enough understanding of genetics or music for this book to work for me. I also had a really hard time with the way the book jumped from narrator and time in history with no clues to let the reader know when a switch had occurred. 

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson

hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.25

Bewilderment by Richard Powers

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-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

Tenth of December: Stories by George Saunders
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

finished the first story, absolutely not my style of reading