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Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman

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sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

takes 'forbidden fruit' to a whole new level
Agostino by Alberto Moravia

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Freud would've had a field day with this
The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons

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adventurous slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

absolute waste of time 
Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee

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adventurous emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

fonda lee, why would you do this to me??😭
An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley

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

4.0

eat the rich🥰
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

at this point, even robots are choosing the bear 
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Tales by Robert Louis Stevenson

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

3.75

First Love by Ivan Turgenev

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

who hurt russians? 
Simple Passion by Annie Ernaux

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reflective fast-paced

3.5

annie, girl, stand UP
The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante

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

4.25