pathological_reader's Reviews (843)

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Yomi Adegoke

4.25

emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Glory Be

Danielle Arceneaux

3.75

funny hopeful mysterious 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: No

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston

5.0

emotional informative inspiring reflective 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

Hello Beautiful

Ann Napolitano

4.25

challenging hopeful 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: Complicated

I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman

Nora Ephron

3.75

lighthearted medium-paced

Insightful, but didn’t stand the test of time for me. I put the book down for a year or two and came back to it in order to understand this voice. Here, I found Ephron someone who worked hard but felt they earned the right to go against their (upper) class status by naming things their culture doesn’t usually give voice to. I found the audiobook funny and insightful and felt seen by some topics - I, too, hate my purse and feel bad about my neck.