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52 reviews

In the Penal Colony by Franz Kafka

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dark tense medium-paced

5.0

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

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dark funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

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dark funny tense slow-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

5.0

Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

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challenging emotional reflective slow-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? No

5.0

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

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

5.0

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

4.0

The Fifth Head of Cerberus by Gene Wolfe

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adventurous mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0