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I Heard the Owl Call My Name by Margaret Craven

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reflective 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? No

4.25

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

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adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad 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

4.25

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult

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mysterious sad fast-paced

2.0

Okay story. As for writing style.... a little shallow for me.
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire

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funny lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 50%.
The Stranger by Albert Camus

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challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness by Kay Redfield Jamison

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emotional hopeful informative tense fast-paced

5.0

An excellent bipolar journey. Lending this book is the best way I know how to describe to friends and family how I experience the world.
The Children's Book by A.S. Byatt

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.
I tried to finish this twice. Not sure exactly but maybe because it is convoluted. There are 3 simultaneous stories with connected themes but leaves the reader moving from one to another and can be difficult to stay focused...maybe that wasn't for me.
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

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Did not finish book.
yuck