pathological_reader's Reviews (843)

The Unsettled by Ayana Mathis

The Unsettled

Ayana Mathis

5.0
challenging hopeful reflective 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
The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez

The Vulnerables

Sigrid Nunez

3.5
funny reflective 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
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib

A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance

Hanif Abdurraqib

5.0
hopeful informative reflective medium-paced
Half Gods by Akil Kumarasamy, Akil Kumarasamy, Akil Kumarasamy

Half Gods

Akil Kumarasamy, Akil Kumarasamy, Akil Kumarasamy

3.5
slow-paced
The Light Always Breaks by Angela Jackson-Brown

The Light Always Breaks

Angela Jackson-Brown

3.75
emotional hopeful reflective 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
Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson

Small Worlds

Caleb Azumah Nelson

5.0
emotional hopeful reflective 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
The reverence for sound, music and dance in community, honored by the written word in this work is so rich and nurturing. 
Don't Look Back: A Memoir of War, Survival, and My Journey from Sudan to America by Achut Deng, Keely Hutton

Don't Look Back: A Memoir of War, Survival, and My Journey from Sudan to America

Achut Deng, Keely Hutton

3.5
challenging emotional tense medium-paced
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

4.0
challenging reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
The Forbidden Notebook by Alba de Céspedes

The Forbidden Notebook

Alba de Céspedes

DID NOT FINISH: 14%
Too slow for me. 
No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister

No Two Persons

Erica Bauermeister

3.75
emotional inspiring 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