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51 reviews

The Stand by Stephen King

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adventurous dark 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

4.5

I liked it but wow! It was a lot to get into. The pace gets quite a bit slower as you reach the middle of the book so this one took me while to finish. But, it was very comforting to pick up the book and enter a world I’ve spent time with. It’s a chaotic, dramatic, and adventurous read. I’d recommend to those with time to kill!
The Overstory by Richard Powers

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emotional informative reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

Finished this book and immediately went to Oregon to see the trees 
The Guest List by Lucy Foley

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emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Book equivalent of a one season crime drama Netflix show. Loved getting lost in it for a day!
The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey

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

4.0

Hilarious. Loved it. Stupid lovable people wreaking havoc on dumb machinery and some beautiful descriptions of deserts I’d love to go to someday. Hemingway-esque, perhaps. Simple upfront but makes you think a little afterwards.
The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule

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dark informative slow-paced

3.5

Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide by Georgia Hardstark, Karen Kilgariff

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lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.75

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Long, slow, anecdotal at times, but also comforting, descriptive, and probing! It paints a cool picture of small town America!!
Lunch Poems by Frank O'Hara

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hopeful reflective relaxing fast-paced

5.0

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Holy crap. One of the best books I’ve ever read. It was dark, challenging, philosophical, manipulating, character based... there was so much history and you are truly thrown into this world and  it’s so hard to get out of it.
The Institute by Stephen King

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

3.5

Not King’s best, or maybe it just wasn’t what I wanted in a King book. Not scary or particularly dark, but fast paced and adventurous still.