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107 reviews

The Hard Way by Lee Child

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Really enjoyed this particular Reacher.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Sexual content

Y: The Last Man Book Three by Brian K. Vaughan

relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Serviceable continuation of the tale.

Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't by Simon Sinek

slow-paced

2.0

God parts. Perhaps the most “could have been a pamphlet” business book I’ve ever read.

One Shot by Lee Child

adventurous relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Reacher books don’t stay long in the memory, but they’re mighty fun in the moment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown

reflective medium-paced

3.0

Not sure how many more “here’s how to live books that I broadly agree with” I can read.

Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day by John Zeratsky, Jake Knapp

lighthearted medium-paced

2.5

Chipper but derivative.

Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

challenging hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.5

A lovely collection of essays on the bigness and smallness of a human life… and what to do about that.

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Sandman Vol. 7: Brief Lives by Neil Gaiman

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I was snooty about these and I shouldn’t have been. Wonderfully realised characters.