rudyb's Reviews (242)

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

Grit: Poems by Silas Denver Melvin

silas denver melvin

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad

Tales of the Mist

Laura Suárez

dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Us Against You

Fredrik Backman

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins

Griffin McElroy, Clint McElroy, Justin McElroy, Travis McElroy, Carey Pietsch

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Concrete Rose

Angie Thomas

emotional funny 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: Yes

Things in Jars

Jess Kidd

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Doubter's Hymnal

Laura Cok

dark emotional reflective

Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City

Tanya Talaga

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense

The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett

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: Yes