yolanda_h's Reviews (306)

Galatea

Madeline Miller

4.0

dark emotional tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization

Ongelooflijke bijbelverhalen

Willeke Brouwer

4.0

informative reflective fast-paced

The Age of Innocence

Edith Wharton

4.0

emotional 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexism, Classism

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

3.75

emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief

Moderate: Suicide, Terminal illness

Minor: Abortion

Lady Chatterley's Lover

D. H. Lawrence

3.25

challenging reflective slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Racial slurs

Our Wives Under The Sea

Julia Armfield

4.5

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Grief

Moderate: Death of parent

Vile Bodies

Evelyn Waugh

3.25

funny lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Car accident, Alcohol

Minor: Racial slurs, Trafficking

My Man Jeeves

P.G. Wodehouse

3.5

funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racial slurs

Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy

4.25

challenging emotional reflective slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Pregnancy

Short Tales of Terror

H.P. Lovecraft

2.75

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Forced institutionalization