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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

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challenging dark emotional 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? No

4.0

it was gut wrenching

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Lost Illusions: Illusions perdues by Honoré de Balzac

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emotional informative reflective 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? No

5.0

it took me too long to finish this, bc of interruptions, BUT WE DID IT JOEEEE! lost illusions, as a whole, is a good reflection of the bourgeois culture and how internally corrupted it is. honoré de balzac, you did it again.

(originally i wasnt planning on rating it, since it took me too long to read it + i was forgetting stuff what happened lol, BUT im giving it the 5 stars either way, bc 1. im biased, 2. it was Actually good)

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

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emotional reflective sad tense 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

SALLY ROONEY WTFFFFFFF this is my first book of hers and Good God. the 1st chapter was written so not understandably, that for a moment i thought i was dumb, BUT afterwards it gets understandable (hence the -0.5 stars, from the initial 5). the characters are written so well and they're so complex i truly couldnt figure out my moral stance on them throughout the entire book. overall it was such a surprisingly good book, i'd revisit it again in the future

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Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

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emotional reflective sad 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

3.75

mans was delulu in times of THE raging capitalistic american dream,,,, idek what else to say

actually jokes aside - the play was smartly written and gut-wrenching at the end (i was literally crying as linda did her final monolgue like WHY IS SHE NOT CRYING, BUT I AM????). the internal conflicts, the interpersonal relationships, the past and the present, the nature and the mass construction, all those themes were well executed and the play, as a whole, left me with a self-defining question, inspired by biff's venturs of whether or not he lives his life in the way that he wants it or his dad wants him to live the life. a play to remember, a play to be referenced in the future

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