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48 reviews

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Sir Orfeo by J.R.R. Tolkien

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adventurous mysterious 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

3.5

The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius

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challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

The Little Liar by Mitch Albom

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adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

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

3.25

Confessions of an English Opium Eater by Thomas De Quincey

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reflective slow-paced

1.5

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

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adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

5.0

The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole

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challenging dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

2.0

Wuthering Heights [Penguin Popular Classics] by Emily Brontë

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dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.0

Plato's Symposium: A Translation by Seth Benardete with Commentaries by Allan Bloom and Seth Benardete by Plato

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emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.0