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White Fang by Jack London
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Bleach, Vol. 42: Shock of the Queen by Tite Kubo
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
La Sonate à Kreutzer; Le Bonheur conjugal; Le Diable by Leo Tolstoy
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Définitivement l'œuvre des plus autobiographiques, on n'a point imaginaire d'écrire d'une manière telle, qu'en avoir vécu une pareille jalousie
Bleach, Vol. 41: Heart by Tite Kubo
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
El filósofo autodidacto by Ibn Tufayl
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Merita una nueva lectura en un futuro
Relat d'un desconegut by Anton Txèkhov
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
The Brothers' War by Jeff Grubb
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Randy Lopez Goes Home by Rudolfo Anaya
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
As my first foray into what could possibly be categorised as Chicano literature (or Hispano? Almost Latinamerican, but not entirely?), I knew very little of what to expect, and yet I am surprised to have found myself teared up at the end. Might it be to the effect of empathising with my fellow migrants and displaced, particularly in the world-shaking era we happen to find ourselves in (notably with the Palestinian and Congolese genocides, the Sudanese war, the rise of white supremacy and fascism around us); whatever it might be, though certain stylistic choices continued to mildly annoy me during the read, ultimately one comes to understand the reason for said choices.
I cannot help but think that there's more to be said and read about this novel, and my baby-steps introduction to Rudolfo Anaya; the matters of pseudo-spiritual connection to one's ancestors, issues of race and class, the role of the Native and Indigenous woman as little more than a witch-healer or a fertile land, these issues I find are tackled earnestly and honestly by the author. In particular noting his address to the reader at the end of the novel, which I believe happens to explain what initial doubts plagued my mind about the characters.
I shall happily read this again, possibly weep to it; and think of what sensibilities matter to the children of those Wretched of the Earth, those children of the forgotten.
I cannot help but think that there's more to be said and read about this novel, and my baby-steps introduction to Rudolfo Anaya; the matters of pseudo-spiritual connection to one's ancestors, issues of race and class, the role of the Native and Indigenous woman as little more than a witch-healer or a fertile land, these issues I find are tackled earnestly and honestly by the author. In particular noting his address to the reader at the end of the novel, which I believe happens to explain what initial doubts plagued my mind about the characters.
I shall happily read this again, possibly weep to it; and think of what sensibilities matter to the children of those Wretched of the Earth, those children of the forgotten.
Bleach, Volume 40 by Tite Kubo
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 5 by Ryoko Kui
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5