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452 reviews

Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.
not my thing
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 2%.
Already hating the writing style
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

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challenging dark emotional hopeful tense 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

Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Heroes of the Water Monster by Brian Young

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Dawn by Octavia E. Butler

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adventurous challenging dark reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami

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

3.5

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

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

3.75

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 6%.
Read about and remember nothing, don’t care enough to reread