splitdice's Reviews (151)

Heaven

Mieko Kawakami

4.0

challenging dark emotional medium-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

Let Us Descend

Jesmyn Ward

4.0

dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Blue Nights

Joan Didion

3.0

reflective medium-paced

So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men

Claire Keegan

4.5

dark reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Convenience Store Woman

Sayaka Murata

4.25

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Earthlings

Sayaka Murata

4.0

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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thats crazy

Counting the Cost

Jill Duggar

4.5

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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i cried about 3 times during this book, jill duggar is a strong woman and it is heartbreaking the things she was forced to go through

Zero Day

Mark Russinovich

1.5

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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

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i really enjoyed the technical parts but the misogynistic writing and scenes were really unnecessary. this book needs to decide if it wants to be an accurate showing of hacking or a bond type book

Play It as It Lays

Joan Didion

4.75

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Rape of Nanking

Iris Chang

4.75

challenging dark sad medium-paced