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360 reviews

El Juego de la Vida y Como Jugarlo by Florence Scovel Shinn

informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

Inspiring message from Scovel Shinn. Can be transformative if you let it but great self improvement information. This book shows tat manifestation is possible, but I feel that you also need to be proactive in the idea so that it is both faith and actions through your way of life.

An American Story: Everyone's Invited by Wilmer Valderrama

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

Didn’t want to read it at first but glad I did. I was too young to see the struggles my parents made when they came to the USA. This book reminded me of that. 

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Cute feel good story. I liked it.

The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

adventurous slow-paced

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

4.0

Took a while to finish. World building was great but a bit sluggish at times as I read through it. 

Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe

dark mysterious tense slow-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

5.0

Took a while to finish but wow, everything Edgar Allan Poe has done in one book. I was mostly wanting to read it because I read some of his short stories in high school. What story really intrigued me was his novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. Reminded me of The Wager by David Grann.

Weirdos from Another Planet!: A Calvin and Hobbes Collection by Bill Watterson

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Tao Te Ching by Sam Torode

inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

Interesting read, it resonates with me with

things I am doing and things I need to work on.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

adventurous medium-paced

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

5.0

Re-Read. Great start to the series, a few inconsistencies here and there but overall great.

The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

Bird Summons by Leila Aboulela

reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

Liked the different perspectives of the people during the journey.