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No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

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challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

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dark reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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The Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0


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Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo

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challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0


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Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

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adventurous dark funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

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

4.0


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O Ano da Morte de Ricardo Reis (José Saramago) by Carlos Reis

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

5.0

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes by Eric LaRocca

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

2.5

 me when i realize this is just some homie's vent writing..
things have gotten worse since we last spoke -- 3*; it was extremely gross at moments and when it hit, it hit. but a lot of it was so out of pocket goofy (the mommy kink...) that i couldn't take it seriously lmfao
the enchantment -- 1*; the amount of unnecessary em dashes and the overly simplistic writing made it feel like i was reading a first draft rather than a fully formed and published work. the theme was both overly vague and overly on the nose, and it annoyed me.
you'll find it's like that all over -- 3.5*; i had the most fun with this one, though to introduce a foreigner and say he speaks "little english" only to have him speak in fluent sentences that no person who speaks "little english" would be able to form is poor planning at its best. also the random "his husband was SO racist he hated WHITE EUROPEANS!!!!" girl that's called xenophobia <3
overall -- 2.5* rounded down because the writing annoyed me and i don't like that i was just reading someone's vent writings about their religious trauma or whatever, sorry 
Almond by Won-pyung Sohn

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

4.25


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Hao: Stories by Ye Chun

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emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

faves : hao, anchor baby, wenchuan, wings, signs 

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