4.32 AVERAGE

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Very enjoyable, even if it took me a long time to get through. 
Some favorite lines: 
Franz, on the contrary, ate like a man who for the last four or five months had been condemned to partake of Italian cookery—that is, the worst in the world.
Mme. de Villefort at this really did turn pale, and was very nearly angry with this household plague, who answered to the name of Edward...

Another all-time favorite. Life-altering book. If you've seen the movie...you have no idea what this book is about, sorry! Dumas is a master.
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Really long, with numerous side plots and chapters about stocks but one of the best revenge stories ever told

Started off reading this rip-roaring roller coaster of revenge with my daughter but it was a bit heavy going for a turn-taking exercise and I ended up finishing it in audio format. It's amazing how much detail he goes into about everything. Every character has their own little subplot and their own character development. There are plots and disguises and poisons and misteries and love triangles all over the place. It's not wordy in the way an 800 page American thriller would be, but he's certainly filling in every inch of blank space in our picture of events. Very nice.
emotional funny informative lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense 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: No

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The first and possibly only time that I'll ever enjoy reading through a character spending six longs years in a dungeon. While the large cast of characters quickly became overwhelming, the tension and drama was powerful.
adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This book was captivating. It started out a little slow, but it gained speed and plot twists as it went on. It is not surprising that this book is considered a classic. Worth reading!
adventurous slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
slow-paced