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113 reviews

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Coming Through Slaughter by Michael Ondaatje

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adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

What Is Otherwise Infinite: Poems by Bianca Stone

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lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

1.0

The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O'Connor

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challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Hiroshima by John Hersey

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson

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challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

Desolation Angels by Jack Kerouac

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

3.5

The Devil in the Shape of a Woman: Witchcraft in Colonial New England by Carol F. Karlsen

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams by Stacy Schiff

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challenging informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy

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

5.0