wsch729cc's Reviews (88)

The Expatriates

Janice Y.K. Lee

5.0

Patron Saints of Nothing

Randy Ribay

3.0

Mexican Gothic

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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: No

The Great Believers

Rebecca Makkai

4.5

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense 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

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

4.0

dark funny mysterious reflective 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

The Plot

Jean Hanff Korelitz

3.0

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

You Exist Too Much

Zaina Arafat

2.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

3.5

adventurous emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-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

Portrait of a Thief

Grace D. Li

4.5

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious tense medium-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

Animal Farm

George Orwell

2.0