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581 reviews

Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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? Yes

3.5

Crudo by Olivia Laing
Did not finish book. Stopped at 64%.

I can see what the author is trying to do but it isn't being done interestingly enough to keep me reading. I don't care about the main character or what happens to her. The vibe is quite negative and one note. There's no real excitement and all it refers to is a specific period of time in 2017, which is probably one we'd all rather leave behind. I'm not engaged and even though it's a short book it's a slog to get through.

Public Library and Other Stories by Ali Smith

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

Porn: An Oral History by Polly Barton

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

She and Her Cat by Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa

adventurous lighthearted relaxing 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

4.5

The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida

challenging hopeful informative sad fast-paced

2.5

A Previous Life by Edmund White

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

The Rebecca Notebook: And Other Memories by Daphne du Maurier

reflective medium-paced

3.0

Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

Children of Paradise by Camilla Grudova

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0