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61 reviews

The Odd Couple by Neil Simon

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.25

Passing by Nella Larsen

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

After Dark by Haruki Murakami

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami

emotional reflective slow-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 don't think I've ever had so many of my own internal conflicts and feelings about both womanhood and motherhood reflected like this. The pacing throughout the book was admittedly a bit off, but I (kind of unexpectedly tbh) tore through the last bit of this while on a plane and marked so many pages because I just felt truly seen and touched by Kawakami's writing, so I think this will always have a special place in my heart for that alone.

Discourse on Colonialism by Aimé Césaire

informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

Happy Hour by Marlowe Granados

funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

The Martian by Andy Weir

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Eve's Hollywood by Eve Babitz

funny reflective medium-paced

3.75

Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Even though I was misty-eyed and gut-punched after finishing this book I immediately wanted to reread it :’)