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85 reviews

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

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dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

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Mr Salary by Sally Rooney

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-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

4.5

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Sonny's Blues by James Baldwin

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dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

A slice of Black urban Life in USA. 3 slices actually.

Notes on 'Camp' by Susan Sontag

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dark hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.0

Quite a difficult read for such a small book. The first essay seems somewhat situated in its time. A response to the Oscar Wilde of the 1960s. The second essay, One Culture and the New Sensibility, is more interesting, more applicable, and possibly more universal; even though it is clearly prompted by C. P. Snow's “The Two Cultures”.

The essays are essentially a development of the idea of sensibility as an object. Worth reading.

Metamorphosis and Other Stories Publisher: Penguin Classics by Franz Kafka

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 29%.

Finished Metamorphosis, the first short story.

The Last Day by Owain Owain

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challenging mysterious reflective slow-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

4.25

The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

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adventurous dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

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Climbers: A Novel by M. John Harrison

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adventurous reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Of Women: In the 21st Century by Shami Chakrabarti

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hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

4.0

Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons

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dark funny lighthearted 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

4.0

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