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A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

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adventurous slow-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

2.75

Simple Passion by Annie Ernaux

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reflective medium-paced

3.0

Even in translation, I appreciated the precision of words chosen to describe past, future, and in-between, present. I guess I was not "in the mood for love" at the moment, it might need a reread. Indeed a very meta reading experience.  
Things I Don't Want to Know by Deborah Levy

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inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

Galatea by Madeline Miller

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dark fast-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? Yes

3.75

The Cost of Living by Deborah Levy

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emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

“We are shortening the past, but really it is a reactionary desire to silence knowledge.”
A Good Day to Bake: Simple Baking Recipes for Every Mood by Benjamina Ebuehi

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informative
Ripley Under Ground by Nigel Lambert, Patricia Highsmith

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

3.0

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

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dark 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? Yes

4.0

The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes on by Franny Choi

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challenging medium-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

3.0

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

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dark slow-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? It's complicated

3.0