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3.48 AVERAGE

challenging dark emotional informative sad 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: Complicated
emotional reflective sad medium-paced
reflective sad slow-paced
dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark reflective sad 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: Complicated

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

i’m not gonna say this book was boring per se but it truly felt like one fluid stream of consciousness with no breaks. so it got hard to follow at times. i understand the artistic choice since it goes with the idea of the book perfectly. i just personally had attention issues with it. that being said the emotional aspect was so good. i don’t usually cry over books but i felt very close to crying at the ending

extremely bleak / super interesting structure esp comparing the emperor’s life with the narrator / gorgeous ending
challenging dark emotional 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

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reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character