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The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen

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reflective sad slow-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

4.25

We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson

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hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb

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challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.0

It was good, but I think it could do with some editing. The family history parts were also just very long. This book reminded me of his other, I Know This Much is True, and honestly I liked this less because of all the similarities (they're even in the same universe). Buy very similar dynamics, characters, even the twists are the same. Also just a personal preference but I hate

fictional books about real life events. It really takes me out of the entire book because I can't help but think "okay but this probably never happened." Maybe just me, but it's like writing fan fiction about real life people, I find it weird

I still thought it was a really good book though. Luckily I liked his other book and I think he's a good author, I just think I would have liked this one more had I read it first. I feel like you don't really need to read both of them, haha.

Prophet Song by Paul Lynch

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

It is written stream of consciousness, all dialogue and description in big paragraphs with no dialogue tags. Very hard to read.

The Only One Left by Riley Sager

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dark mysterious fast-paced