nigel_hakeem's reviews
115 reviews

Sirens & Muses by Antonia Angress

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The only bad thing about this novel is that it's a debut and I have to wait to read Angress'  next book. 

Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Sometimes there's a book that is so good and true that it pisses you off. This is such a novel. A perfect encapsulation of living during late stage capitalism and all its contradictions. 

If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

I feel like I should have enjoyed this book more than I did. I have no real complaints, there were some bright spots, but it just didn't hit for me.

The Idea of Socialism: Towards a Renewal by Axel Honneth

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga

adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective tense fast-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

Part 3 really brings home all the themes in a powerful way. Such a worth while read!

Freedom by Jonathan Franzen

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Franzen spends 600 pages dunking on liberals, and I am all about it.

Fire and Ashes: Success and Failure in Politics by Michael Ignatieff

informative fast-paced

4.5

Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928 by Stephen Kotkin

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor

emotional reflective 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

3.75

300 pages of sex, academia, and art, and I was totally here for it. 

God in the Qur'an by Jack Miles

informative reflective fast-paced

4.0