sorrel_applegate's Reviews (333)

Some Desperate Glory

Emily Tesh

5.0

adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Humanly Possible: Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope

Sarah Bakewell

4.75

hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

The Dispossessed

Ursula K. Le Guin

5.0

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

5.0

emotional 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

Cleopatra and Frankenstein

Coco Mellors

3.0

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Glory

NoViolet Bulawayo

5.0

challenging dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Memphis

Tara M. Stringfellow

5.0

emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Still Life

Sarah Winman

4.0

funny reflective relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

The Secret Child

Kerry Fisher

4.0

emotional reflective sad 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

The Color Purple

Alice Walker

5.0

challenging emotional inspiring 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: Complicated