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scc's Reviews (297)

Close to Home by Michael Magee

Close to Home

Michael Magee

4.0
challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Orkney by Amy Sackville

Orkney

Amy Sackville

3.5
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh

Death in Her Hands

Ottessa Moshfegh

3.5
dark mysterious 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: Complicated
This is Not About Me by Janice Galloway

This is Not About Me

Janice Galloway

4.0
dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced
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The Break by Marian Keyes

The Break

Marian Keyes

2.0
emotional funny sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Lord of the Flies

William Golding

4.0
challenging dark sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Strong Female Character by Fern Brady

Strong Female Character

Fern Brady

5.0
funny inspiring reflective medium-paced
I Remember Nothing: And Other Reflections by Nora Ephron

I Remember Nothing: And Other Reflections

Nora Ephron

3.0
funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced
For the Good Times by David Keenan

For the Good Times

David Keenan

2.0
dark funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Hmm despite laughing out loud several times, I just didn't enjoy this. The violence and sex is gratuitous, the plot was weak. 
My main issue though, is that the woman are mere props. An accessory for male ego and blowjobs. (I managed 1/4 of This is Memorial Device for the same reason.) I just don't like how David Keenan writes female characters.
So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan

So Late in the Day

Claire Keegan

4.0
dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes