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The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

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

1.5

I just didn't get this at all. It was like the author had swallowed a thesaurus. Rarely has so little been said with so many words. Oblique and clouded by its own ambition. I couldn't even understand large parts of the story due to the floral, arcane, overblown vocabulary. Confusing and unsatisfying. 
Silas Marner by George Eliot

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Frying Plantain by Zalika Reid-Benta

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

3.5