t_wayne's Reviews (122)

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Martin J. Sherwin, Kai Bird

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

1.75

informative reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

David Grann

3.5

dark informative mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Little: A Novel

David Treuer

2.0

mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

My Education

Susan Choi

3.75

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-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

Berserk, Vol. 3

Kentaro Miura

3.75

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Botchan

Natsume Sōseki

2.5

adventurous funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Inland

Téa Obreht

3.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Checkout 19

Claire-Louise Bennett

3.0

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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 Story of a Life

Konstantin Paustovsky

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced