rotatinglibrary's Reviews (945)

Dial A for Aunties

Jesse Q. Sutanto

2.0

dark funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This book is a mess

The Perfect Guests

Emma Rous

2.5

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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The vibes were the best part 

Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat

Patricia Williams, Jeannine Amber

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Spoiler Alert

Olivia Dade

3.5

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective tense 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

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I found some of the dyslexia/ acting content personally triggering

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

Minor: Suicide

The Knockout Queen

Rufi Thorpe

4.5

challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A Taste for Love

Jennifer Yen

3.5

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Loveboat, Taipei

Abigail Hing Wen

3.0

funny slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A Tip for the Hangman

Allison Epstein

3.5

adventurous dark informative mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Commonwealth

Ann Patchett

4.0

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is one of those books where nothing much happens, but it's just so good. It's a book about family life. It's about the families. It's not plot driven- it's about the mistakes and regrets and moments between. If you prefer fast-paced, plot heavy novels, this won't be for you. The devastating way that Patchett writes families leaves me breathless. Commonwealth is like a Chekhov play, where nothing really happens but you feel terrible about it. 

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Content Warnings

Religion, profanity, lots of drinking, vomit, pregnancy, derogatory language, sexism, infidelity, miscarriage mention, fire, cancer, divorce, drug content, medical content, gun violence, graphic violence, violence against Immigrants, death, minors drinking, racist language, family estrangement, family death, death of a child, abortion mention, suicide joke, suicidal ideation, addition, sexual content, neglect of children

Take a Hint, Dani Brown

Talia Hibbert

3.5

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes