pathological_reader's Reviews (841)

The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince

Mayte Garcia

4.0

inspiring reflective sad 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: Complicated

Things Fall Apart

Chinua Achebe

DID NOT FINISH: 42%

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I wanted to love this classic work, but I’m having trouble following and so sadly, have to put it down. It has the longest waitlist of any audiobook I’ve seen at the Seattle Public Library, 18 weeks and recognize it was important in literary history, but I’ve got to Reclaim My Time (in the words of Maxine Waters).  

Bewilderment

Richard Powers

4.5

challenging emotional inspiring sad 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

bone

Yrsa Daley-Ward

4.5

emotional reflective fast-paced

The Salt Eaters

Toni Cade Bambara

4.5

challenging informative mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White

April Ryan

3.75

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

Dear Ann

Bobbie Ann Mason

3.5

mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses

Isabel Allende

3.5

informative reflective slow-paced

Hula

Jasmin Iolani Hakes

4.5

challenging reflective tense 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: Complicated

Delicious Foods

James Hannaham

4.75

challenging dark hopeful 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