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235 reviews

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

hopeful medium-paced

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

3.0

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely blown away. 

The depiction of “solitude” that is passed on for generations and resolved by love, only to be entirely wiped out is epic. Isn’t that the cycle of life?

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

The Call of the Wild by Jack London

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

The style of writing is not my favourite. The last 1/3 of the book is impressive, but I can't help comparing it to Wolf Totem which is way better.

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.75

Educated by Tara Westover

challenging informative medium-paced

3.25

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

inspiring slow-paced

4.0

The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos by John Berger

inspiring fast-paced

3.5

The Salt Path by Raynor Winn

adventurous reflective slow-paced

3.25