nigel_hakeem's reviews
115 reviews

Sell Us the Rope by Stephen May

adventurous informative inspiring fast-paced

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

3.0

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

No, I'm not crying. You're crying!

How to Fall in Love with Anyone: A Memoir in Essays by Mandy Len Catron

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

We Want What We Want: Stories by Alix Ohlin

adventurous emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

adventurous challenging informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Everybody should read it.

Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Foster by Claire Keegan

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion

adventurous informative reflective medium-paced

2.5

Ok, we get it, you're from California!

Neighbors and Other Stories by Diane Oliver

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Every story teems with potential that makes you excited for what Oliver will do next, which makes her untimely death all the more upsetting.

Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I think Baldwin wasn't much of a fan of Christianity