the_wanderer's reviews
228 reviews

The Trunk by Kim Ryeo-ryeong

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe

informative tense fast-paced

5.0

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

My Friends by Hisham Matar

challenging 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? No

4.25

Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck

challenging dark sad tense 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

3.75

The Great Offshore Grounds by Vanessa Veselka

adventurous reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara

challenging informative sad fast-paced

5.0

the most important and devastating book i've read in a long time. unimaginable horrors occur for me to type this from my mobile phone. this book reminds you of this, not to suggest that it is possible to disconnect from the horror, but to remind us of the extent to which greed and capitalism has consumed our lives and how the disempowered and vulnerable are the ones to pay for it with theirs.

The Artificial Silk Girl by Irmgard Keun

reflective 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

3.0

Outline by Rachel Cusk

funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75