rrsharp's reviews
32 reviews

The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

emotional informative inspiring 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

4.5

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Happening by Annie Ernaux

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Plum Wine by Angela Davis-Gardner

emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I underestimated this book. It was chosen for my bookclub and I didn't think I would like it. Then I finished it in two days and was more captured by it than I have been by a book since I was a child. This book has incredible story telling, handles complex topics with subtlty and care, and really revealed the core of it's characters. I've already recommended it to my sisters, my aunt, my partner, all my best friends, and I recommend it highly to anyone. 

I Hate You - Don't Leave Me: Third Edition: Understanding the Borderline Personality by Jerold J. Kreisman, Hal Straus

informative slow-paced

1.0

I would not recommend this book to anyone. It's portrayal of BPD is tinged with racism, ripe with sexism, and an overall inaccurate and damaging view of the disorder. Some of the techniques/ approaches it lists are helpful, but better understood outside the context of this book.

Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah

adventurous reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Everyman by Philip Roth

reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0