whatizontheshelf's Reviews (192)

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

5.0

adventurous emotional 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

The Meursault Investigation

Kamel Daoud

4.0

adventurous challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

A Touch of Ruin

Scarlett St. Clair

2.0

dark tense fast-paced

A Touch of Darkness

Scarlett St. Clair

3.5

fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Outlander

Diana Gabaldon

4.0

adventurous emotional medium-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Medical content

The Stranger

Albert Camus

2.5

dark reflective medium-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I Will Never See the World Again: The Memoir of an Imprisoned Writer

Yasemin Çongar, Ahmet Altan

3.5

emotional reflective slow-paced

The Hating Game

Sally Thorne

4.0

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Convenience Store Woman

Sayaka Murata

3.5

funny lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Burning God

R.F. Kuang

4.0

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes