thecatladybooknook_penny's reviews
561 reviews

Jim the Boy by Tony Earley

hopeful reflective slow-paced

4.0

Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell

slow-paced

3.0

Table for Two by Amor Towles

medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Short story collection and I rated each stor then averaged to a 3.6

Nathan Coulter by Wendell Berry

adventurous reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

Reuben Sachs by Amy Levy
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.

I think it was my mood.   I try again later. 

Mr. Prohartchin by Fyodor Dostoevsky

mysterious slow-paced

The Macdermots of Ballycloran by Anthony Trollope
Did not finish book.

Not in the mood.   Couldn't get into it

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.5

Daniel Deronda by George Eliot

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

The Double by Fyodor Dostoevsky

mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0