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48 reviews

Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt

dark emotional fast-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

3.75

would have loved to read a 600-page, slow-paced version of this story - I Iove the concept, the book description is just so incredibly promising, but the blunt writing style just doesn’t work for me.

Kabalmysteriet by Jostein Gaarder

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Prepare to be existentially shaken

Phantoms In The Brain: Human Nature And The Architecture Of The Mind by V.S. Ramachandran, Sandra Blakeslee

informative medium-paced

4.25

Must-read for neuroscience nerds

Pet Sematary by Stephen King

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

He spoiled in the foreword

1984 by George Orwell

dark medium-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

4.5

Yeah, fine, it's worth the hype

The Spiderwick Chronicles Box Set by Tony DiTerlizzi

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.75

This is what got me into reading - and the illustrations are beautiful

Cannery Row by John Steinbeck

lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.75

Wholesome

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

I've never cried in a book, but this is the closest I've ever gotten

Vildanden by Henrik Ibsen

medium-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

3.75

the ending? was just so unnecessarily? like it wasn't even believable? why did he even add that? <spolier>

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

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

4.0

all I ask is for you to stop putting actual pictures of dorian gray on the cover of the picture of dorian gray