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269 reviews

The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams

adventurous dark hopeful tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Crush by Richard Siken

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious relaxing fast-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

3.5

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

2.5

it's not good at all, it has the subtlety of a tank and it feels like a derogative of never let me go by kazuo ishiguro, without the emotional weight. i get why, the horror in the book isn't the "dystopia" in on itself, but the comparison you can draw with the meat industry, but in that way, you never get the visceral reaction, the slow horror of ishiguro's book.
another thing, treating humans like cattle is not dystopic, it quite literally happened, slavery exists. the human body has been a product for ages, the industrialisation of murder isn't an original invention. it quite literally happened. 
the characterisation of the main character was quite all over the place, i don't think i liked it, but it's harder to put my finger on why.
but then, not all was bad, the morbid imagery was well constructed, the descriptions are quite visceral and they made me sick (a good think with this subject matter) and it's very easy to read.
would i recommend it? i don't think so, but it's not really that bad, just one book more.

Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

El maestro y Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, José María Guelbenzu, Amaya Lacasa Sancha

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

3.75

Los Libros de Terramar by Ursula K. Le Guin

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

Stardust by Neil Gaiman

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

Dubliners by James Joyce

emotional informative reflective slow-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? Yes

4.0