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My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

i just wanted more content - i wanted to dive deeper into the familial relationships and korede and ayoola’s bond at the end 
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Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth

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

2.5

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The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard

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

4.0

To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

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

4.0

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

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

5.0

Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.
the characters are just so cliche and the age gap is very uncomfortable. it’s legal but weird considering she’s in her early 20s and he’s in his mid 40s. their first real moment of chemistry takes place after he reveals his not just old fashioned, but misogynistic mindset which rubbed me the wrong way. what made me stop is the uncomfortable way the author seemed to romanticize cleo losing her virginity at 14 and paralleling it with the next sentence about her adult, sexual relationship with frank. 
The Last Book Party by Karen Dukess

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 27%.
The characters are just so cliche and it feels so distant from reality for me. After reading in the synopsis, I thought we’d spend more time getting to know our main character than her time at parties and the side characters. I thought it would lead us into the literary world not into some pretentious white men side plots. Maybe it does get better but it’s not good enough for me to wait and find out 
The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts by Maxine Hong Kingston

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challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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People from My Neighborhood by Hiromi Kawakami

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

4.0

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As You Like It by William Shakespeare

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adventurous funny lighthearted reflective 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

3.25