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144 reviews

Normal by Graeme Cameron

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

3.0

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo

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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? Yes

4.5

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

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adventurous funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

A Bit of a Stretch by Chris Atkins

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challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

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inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life. by Robin S. Sharma

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slow-paced

1.0

A book that could be 5 bullet points dragged out into 11 hours with an awful attempt at a storyline all whilst basically saying “productivity is easy with just an endless pot of money and no responsibilities”
Estoril, a war novel by Dejan Tiago-Stanković

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mysterious reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.0

Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome

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adventurous lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

The Bone People by Keri Hulme

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5