r_chil's Reviews (159)

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Yuval Noah Harari

5.0

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett

5.0

dark emotional informative mysterious 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: Yes

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Patrick Süskind

3.5

dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Flights

Olga Tokarczuk

4.0

adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Eyes to the Wind: A Memoir of Love and Death, Hope and Resistance

Ady Barkan

5.0

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

Laura Hillenbrand

5.0

Cloud Atlas

David Mitchell

5.0

The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood

5.0

Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance

Barack Obama

5.0

Educated

Tara Westover

5.0