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Alice Harikalar Diyarinda: Ciltli by Lewis Carroll

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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

This book doesnt even have a plot going on, everything weird and crazy just happens and thats it actually but it is darn hilarious and Alice is just too likable and funny, my favorite scene is the tea party by far!

Part of - 1001 books to read before you die - challenge!

Road of Bones – Straße des Todes by Christopher Golden

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This one was completely different than what i had expected and even though it  is named Road of Bones, the history of the actual road had very little to do with the weird happenings in the story and the characters were mostly a bore...

Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

dark sad medium-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? Yes

5.0

This is one sad, depressing book that reads like a wattpad story but the MC Tess is just too lovable, one cant help but like her and feel for her while she goes from one horrible life chapter to the next! The guys in this book can be easily classified as one huge headache.

Part of - 1001 books to read before you die - challenge!

The Story of the Champions of the Round Table by Howard Pyle

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

I just can't do without some nice books about Chivalry, Knights and King Arthur, though he is one of the minor characters in the second story of the series!

The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin

informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

Wanted to read this book for quite a while now but never got to it until now. It can be a bit dry at times but nonetheless really interesting, full of insights and thoughts about evolution, as well as a bit of speculation here and there. The selfmade tests were my favorite! 

Ein Raum aus Blättern by Kate Grenville

emotional reflective 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? No

3.0

A fast paced easy read due to mini chapters throughout the whole book, which i quite liked, though it felt sometimes like jumping over many details in the life of the characters, which were mostly fleshed out enough to be interesting. The story itself started out depressingly but managed to give a satisfying ending. 

Verstand und Gefühl by Jane Austen

lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

 I was hoping for more drama since the twists and turns up to the middle of the books made me expect it, but the end felt kinda flat and the explanatians felt rather easy. The characters themselves were also othing special.

Part of - 1001 books to read before you die - challenge!

Daniel Deronda by George Eliot

emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

This could have been so much shorter, the middle part dragged endlessly and some characters felt like cardboard cutouts but the overall story was interesting enough.

Part of - 1001 books to read before you die - challenge!

Middlemarch by George Eliot

emotional slow-paced

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

2.0

For some unknown reason this was a perfect snoozefest.

Part of - 1001 books to read before you die - challenge!

Iknanın Gücü by A. William Deckard

informative fast-paced

4.0

A short and quite informative book about the art of persuation, some parts were a bit more interesting than others.