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ようこそ実力至上主義の教室へ4.5 by 衣笠彰梧

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Do Children Need Religion?: How Parents Today Are Thinking About the Big Questions by Martha Fay

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Classroom of the Elite, Vol. 4 by Syougo Kinugasa

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

I like Aya's personality reveal and Ryuen's victory. It balanced the story. To note, the revelations created depth to the story as a whole. I certainly cant wait to know more about the characters in the next volume!

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

No Longer Human — or never had been? Persons who alienate themselves (or are forced to) become less and less human (becomes a literal alien), unknown behaviors, intense, exaggerated actions, insane.

If I were to be a follower, I can already imagine myself going insane and in a mental hospital somewhere. Seeming sane inside, insane still afterwards. 

But I'm not going to be a follower. Philosophies like these restructures the brain to an irreversible form unfit to live on. It's a literal hell on earth.

I can't fully express the emotion, you better read this piece of literature yourself!

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz

mysterious medium-paced

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

1.0

mr. perfect x izzy's bestfriend? pfft. rae disappeared for the sake of the family? pfft. ray dies? pfft.

im just relieved i managed to finish it. Im not reading more from the series. It was funny at times but after all, it really wasn't.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Classroom of the Elite, Vol. 2 by Syougo Kinugasa

mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Was surprised about Horikita's POV switch at the end. Anyway, this book feels like an introductory part of what the characters can really do, exciting.

They represent absolute elites, right? the one's facing the media isn't probably the person behind the vision; the one who evades attention is probably the one behind most (or all) of the decisions involved.

Interesting series. Interesting indeed.

Joyland by Stephen King

mysterious tense 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

4.0

Coming Back: The Science of Reincarnation by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0