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22 reviews

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-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

4.5

I really enjoyed this story. Unfortunately, the author is a bit of a bastard :(

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Bore Hole by Joseph Mellen

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dark informative fast-paced

5.0

Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit by John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker

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challenging dark emotional informative fast-paced

5.0

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

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challenging dark reflective fast-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

Remina by Junji Ito

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dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

The Iliad by Homer

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Odyssey by Homer

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adventurous challenging medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli

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funny lighthearted relaxing fast-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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book, a lot more than I was expecting. I think it helped that the main character was someone I could really relate to. I think it just helped to really put into perspective on why representation matters.

Selected Poems Of W B Yeats by W.B. Yeats

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challenging emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

5.0

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

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mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5