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twotoes's reviews
527 reviews
Tornado Weather by Deborah Elaine Kennedy
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
2.75
Not my cup of tea. Some of these characters are interesting - but most aren't and very few feel like real folks.
Nobody Move by Philip Elliott
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
This aspires to be an Elmore Leonard novel - not that that is a bad thing.
Suttree by Cormac McCarthy
dark
funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
Dark and dense
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Capote is a tremendous writer but it strikes me that Perry might have bamboozled him a bit.
The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The Kill-Off by Jim Thompson
dark
fast-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
4.25
Each chapter moves the story along from the perspective of a different character. It is an interesting way to tell a story and those characters are extremely interesting.
All His Pretty Girls by Charly Cox
dark
mysterious
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? No
2.75
This takes some rather bizarre turns and uses some bizarre language.
The Hunter by Richard Stark
dark
tense
fast-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
4.5
Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious by Ross Douthat
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
This isn't ground breaking but it is well written and informative.
Jesus' Son: Stories by Denis Johnson
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This has everything I like but I didn't like it.