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360 reviews
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Kent Haruf's spare and simple prose, his ear for the clipped Midwestern dialect of Colorado's eastern plains, and his keen eye for the setting that reflects the dialect and prose carry this second installment of the Plainsong series. This book brings forward a couple of the main characters from the first book and adds a couple interesting folks. But everything I mentioned at the outset carries the book, because the plot just... lacked... something. It's still a compelling study of rural America facing problems you think only affect the inner city, and people just living their day-to-day. Beautiful writing, as I said.
hopeful
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3 by Flannery O'Connor: The Violent Bear It Away / Everything That Rises Must Converge / Wise Blood
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“You’re a reader, you live in the South, you need to read Flannery O’Connor.” Okay, box checked. She introduced me to some of the most fucked up characters in the history of American literature. On the other hand, a fucked-up reaction to a fucked-up situation doesn’t necessarily make someone fucked-up. Nonetheless, O’Connor’s beautiful prose requires a strong mind and soul.
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
funny
informative
reflective
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Fun, insane chronicle of the best attempt at football outside the NFL. Proves beyond a doubt that just because someone has money doesn’t make them good or smart. Also, I wonder if Pearlman’s anti-Trump fervor colored his writing, but then Trump torpedoed the league without a doubt. Anyway, well worth a read for anyone who wants to own a whole sports league.
The Paris Review Book for Planes, Trains, Elevators, and Waiting Rooms
The Paris Review, Richard Powers
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Four stars is the sum of the parts, some brilliant works, others less so. Highly entertaining compilation nonetheless.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Picked this up a loooonnnnggg time ago and whiled away many a train ride with these stories. Much recommended.
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inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Absolute takedown of Chicago’s political icon and his Machine. Too bad it didn’t make a damned bit of difference, and Chicago’s picture remains in the dictionary next to the word “corrupt.” Nonetheless, today’s journalists would do well to jettison their access journalism for Royko’s philosophy of coverage without fear or favor.