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28 reviews

Carol by PATRICIA HIGHSMITH by Patricia Highsmith

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • 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

In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

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adventurous dark reflective fast-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

4.0

Ultra-Processed People by Chris van Tulleken

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informative slow-paced

4.5

As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 27%.
Slow, self-absorbed & dull. Kept falling asleep. 
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 32%.
Was for book group as a book enjoyed in childhood. I found it was aimed at younger readers and so personally found it annoying and irritating. 
Wild Isle Style: Resourceful and Sustainable Interior Design Ideas by Banjo Beale

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funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

4.25

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

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

5.0

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki

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

4.5

The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods

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

2.0

Badly written, plot holes, false leads, didn’t care by the end. 
His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae by Graeme Macrae Burnet

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dark sad 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? Yes

2.5