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On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft, by Stephen King

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emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller

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adventurous emotional informative sad slow-paced

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

2.5

I feel very meh about this. This book is very hyped so don't know what I expected. The characters are not very well developed. The narrator is basically a f-boy for Achilles and has little personality. The writing is quite flowery, which is fine. And the narrator of the audiobook was very good... So that's something. It was fine, but didn't do much overall. It gets some hype because it is gay I guess which is fine.

Stories of Your Life and Others, by Ted Chiang

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adventurous dark informative inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

Interesting, but very convoluted

The Nickel Boys, by Colson Whitehead

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challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Content Warnings

Hybrid Child, by Mariko Ohara

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

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The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite, by Gerard Way

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adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

4.0

Jade City, by Fonda Lee

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

They Called Us Enemy, by Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, George Takei

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, by Christopher Paolini

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adventurous medium-paced

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

2.0

Act Your Age, Eve Brown, by Talia Hibbert

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adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted medium-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

3.5