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325 reviews

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

I struggled with the wording - Poe's always quite verbose, but this felt exceptionally so. The spooky atmosphere is lovely; the main character is unsympathetic, alternating between putting his previous wife on a pedestal and loathing his next wife for being a different woman.

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: how to heal from distant, rejecting, or self-Involved-parents by Lindsay C. Gibson

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informative fast-paced

4.0

Some good bits in this book - enjoyed the read! Would have appreciated some detail on neurodivergence, as some of the emotionally immature symptoms described sounded like they could also be ascribed to not being neurotypical. I'm also not sure around some of the correlations made on things like "emotionally mature people are enjoyable to be around". I feel like enjoyability is a highly subjective and personal thing, and some people may find an emotional mature person less enjoyable to be around than an emotionally immature one if they have more in common with the latter on passions, personalities, values, etc. Furthermore, I was a bit taken aback at the contrasting language used for internalizers vs externalizers - the former was treated far more kindly than the latter

Black Unicorn by Tanith Lee

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adventurous fast-paced

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

5.0

Really enjoyed this. Some deux ex machina moments (when Tanaquil is rescued at just the right moment) but overall an amazingly beautiful setting, lovely plot and characters

The Unbearable Book Club for Unsinkable Girls by Julie Schumacher

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mysterious 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

3.0

I liked the structure of the book, and found the characters interesting and quite colorful. Was less a fan of the plot - found the climax and ending somewhat unsatisfying, as I didn't know enough about the antagonist to feel the impact of what happened to them, and disliked how much ambiguity stayed around one of the characters

The Oxford Book of Christmas Stories by Dennis Pepper

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mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

Short stories of varying quality, but by and large I enjoyed them. Favorites were Get Lost by Robin Klein, Brown Baby by Gwen Grant and Christmas in the Floods by Olaf Ruhen

Theories of International Politics and Zombies by Daniel W. Drezner

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informative medium-paced

4.0

Fun premise!

Morella by Edgar Allan Poe

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mysterious fast-paced