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27 reviews

The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

Crush by Richard Siken

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challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw

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

5.0

Fiebre Tropical by Julián Delgado Lopera

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 50%.
Just didn’t grab me enough to keep reading it when it was due at the library. 
Circe by Madeline Miller

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

5.0

The Last of the Wine by Mary Renault

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 38%.
The writing was really dry and dense. I wanted to get into it, but the plot was unclear. 
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-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

5.0

Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong

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reflective medium-paced

5.0

The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

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

3.0