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Kuolema Venetsiassa ja muita kertomuksia by Thomas Mann

dark reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

Boring, rambling, unnecessarily long and detailed, the sentences are a kilometre long each yet they don't take you anywhere. Except maybe to return this book back to the library. Would never recommend this to anyone, unless they liked dusty musty crusty rich old white men.

Osamu Dazai's The Setting Sun: The Manga Edition by Cocco Kashiwaya, Osamu Dazai

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dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Beloved by Toni Morrison

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dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

One of the best ever.

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Kaikki elämästä(ni) by Antti Holma

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emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes by Eric LaRocca

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
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

4.0

Autio maa: neljä kvartettia ja muita runoja by T.S. Eliot

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challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.25

The Waste Land and Other Poems by T.S. Eliot

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challenging reflective medium-paced

3.0

the love song of J. Alfred Prufrock was my absolute favourite, the other poems I either didn't quite care for or understand. There were sentences and verses that touched me a lot, but the feeling would soon be swept away by another confusing part. Maybe I would've gotten more out of this if English was my first language?

Omatuntoja - Kirjoituksia rauhasta ja kansalaistottelemattomuudesta by Leo Tolstoy

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reflective medium-paced

3.75

it's scary how relevant this still is and how little has changed. the christianity stuff went a bit overboard at times, but I do see and understand his point.

Eikä minussa ollut pelkoa by Katri Vala, Kerttu Saarenheimo

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emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Vapisen vuoksenne, leikkijät.

Kaukana, aurinkoisella saarella

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