dogtrax's reviews
2005 reviews

The Name of This Band Is R.E.M. : A Biography by Peter Ames Carlin

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

You Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue

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challenging dark funny informative mysterious tense 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

4.5

What a tour de force of historical narrative writing and creativity here.
Held by Anne Michaels

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challenging emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Every sentence is beautiful, like each sentence contains a poem. Time jumps around and following the threads was tricky but the writing is so wonderful, it's worth the effort.
Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor by Alan Gratz

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challenging dark informative sad tense fast-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

4.0

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The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Forces of Nature by Edward Steed

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dark funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

Pretty dark humor here ... some of it very funny
Blurry by Dash Shaw

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emotional reflective tense fast-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

4.5

I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 by Lauren Tarshis

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dark informative tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Talkin' Greenwich Village: The Heady Rise and Slow Fall of America's Bohemian Music Capital by David Browne

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informative medium-paced

4.0

Playground by Richard Powers

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adventurous challenging reflective tense 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

Not nearly as intriguing as The Overstory, this new novel focuses in on the oceans and AI and gaming systems.