whatizontheshelf's Reviews (192)

The Paying Guests

Sarah Waters

4.0

reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Little Weirds

Jenny Slate

4.25

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

Girls Can Kiss Now

Jill Gutowitz

4.5

funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

5.0

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

Olga Tokarczuk

3.75

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

In at the Deep End

Kate Davies

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny fast-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

Incense and Sensibility

Sonali Dev

3.5

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Recipe for Persuasion

Sonali Dev

3.5

emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation

Kristin Kobes Du Mez

3.75

informative medium-paced

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

J.D. Vance

2.5

reflective medium-paced