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24 reviews

Dark Age by Pierce Brown

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective tense 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

4.0

“There is evil in us, as there is good. But we do not regret our good as we do our evil. So we know what we are, my daughter. We know what we are.”

Iron Gold by Pierce Brown

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction by J.D. Salinger

funny reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

I really enjoyed “Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters"--the second story, "Seymour: An Introduction," had its moments but meandered a bit too much for me.

No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman
Did not finish book. Stopped at 24%.

Author seems oddly obsessed with rape. The book is poorly written and does little to capitalize on its unique premise.

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

adventurous medium-paced

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

2.5

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

dark sad 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

Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger

funny reflective relaxing slow-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

4.5

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder by David Grann

adventurous dark emotional funny informative mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5