samlazbennet's Reviews (210)

The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism

Tim Alberta

3.5

informative slow-paced

All Fours

Miranda July

2.5

emotional slow-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

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

Matthew Desmond

4.5

informative reflective medium-paced

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Holly Jackson

3.5

emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This Tender Land

William Kent Krueger

4.75

adventurous emotional reflective 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: Yes

The Favorites

Layne Fargo

4.5

emotional funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity

Ruth Whippman

3.25

informative slow-paced

Our Missing Hearts

Celeste Ng

2.5

emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Havoc

Christopher Bollen

3.75

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Bel Canto

Ann Patchett

3.75

emotional hopeful slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No