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95 reviews

Heartstopper Volume 1 by Alice Oseman

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

3.25

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker

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informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver

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emotional inspiring reflective medium-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

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Updated Edition) by Anthony Bourdain

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adventurous funny informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

Other People's Clothes by Calla Henkel

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adventurous funny mysterious tense 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

4.25

There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib

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challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

5.0

god. so good. how does he do it. so many passages were so heartbreakingly perfect. i’ll be returning to this one for a long time 
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

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

2.75

mediocre as fuck but to be honest i would expect nothing different.
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

Reboot : My Life, My Time by Michael Owen

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lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.0

Leading: Learning from Life and My Years at Manchester United by Alex Ferguson, Michael Moritz

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75