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Winter Recipes from the Collective: Poems by Louise Glück

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3.25

i enjoyed some of the kernels of wisdom and the feel of the poetry, but there weren't any poems that stood out to me.

Marigold and Rose by Louise Glück

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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? No

3.5

A charming series of vignettes chronicling the first year of life of a set of twins. I found it engaging, and the perfect length. It was hard for me to differentiate between the two main characters, however. There were some interesting musings on time and life within the narrative.

Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

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challenging hopeful informative medium-paced

5.0

The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century by Olga Ravn

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Wow, what a disarming and chill-inducing set of interviews. The story that emerges from the transcripts of the interviews is at once deeply han and somehow not, just like the characters themselves are. Highly recommend for anyone who likes a smidgeon of horror with their inscrutable stories.

Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced