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155 reviews

Fairy Tales for Fearless Girls by Anita Ganeri

adventurous slow-paced

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

3.0

Hereges de Duna by Frank Herbert

adventurous slow-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? No

3.5

Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe

dark sad fast-paced

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

3.5

Sapiens: A Graphic History: The Birth of Humankind, Volume 1 by Yuval Noah Harari

informative reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

A Sociedade do Espetáculo by Guy Debord
Did not finish book. Stopped at 26%.

Though I get the idea, I guess I'm too dumb to understand it fully and in detail. 

Encontro com Rama by Arthur C. Clarke, Susana Alexandria

adventurous mysterious medium-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

4.0

And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman

emotional fast-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

It hits hard.

The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

funny reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

3.75

The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

adventurous slow-paced

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

4.25