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Artwork [h.s.] by _miiki

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 60%.

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The Friend by Sigrid Nunez

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Not easy to get in but once I was in, I was enchanted by the prose. Lovely writing, very touching and it felt very real. I have no clue if parts were autobiographical but it sure felt like it might. 
Very philosophical and reflective, not much really "happens" but that did not bother me in the slightest. Just mentioning it for people who might not like that type of book ;) I definitely want to revisit this book in a few years. 
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Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

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lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Such a nice read. I was 9 pages in when I started wondering if the main character was autistic (being autistic myself). I'm pretty sure about it, although it seems to not have been officially confirmed. I really liked the ending of this book and how she is so unconditionally herself.
Klara en de Zon by Kazuo Ishiguro

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emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

I dont think I've ever read a book quite like this. Books/movies about robots aren't unique per se but something about this book, something about Klara, was very special and touching to me. I thoroughly enjoyed it and was very intrigued by the story. It was also a surprisingly emotional read at the end, I definitely shed some tears. Some great writing! 
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Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki

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

4.0

When I saw the cover of this graphic novel I was already in love! The artwork is phenomenal! The storyline isn't anything wild I'd say, but I was still interested to see how it would end. Had a great time reading this.
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You Will Get Through This Night by Daniel Howell

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funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

I picked this book up because I've been a fan of Daniel Howell for about 7 years now; so I was very excited to hear that he had written a book with a psychologist about mental health. I think it's a genuinely good book. It covers a lot of themes, gives a lot of tips that you can apply to your daily life immediately and it's written in a very kind, funny and understanding way (as the author does have depression himself). I've had therapy for a while so I was familiar with about 75% of the tips and things to look out for but if you're just starting to get to know more about mental health and how to improve it, I think this would be a great book for that. So I definitely recommend!
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Wat wij zagen by Hanna Bervoets

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challenging dark reflective 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

3.0

Very interesting topic, I've read some news articles about how traumatizing work like this (content moderator) can be so this book seemed really interesting. I guess that it is more centered around the characters and how they deal with it (also very much about the main characters love life) but still, quite interesting. 
It did end a bit abruptly though, still not sure what to think of it all. I do think all of the characters have just become so desensitised because of their job and that would explain some things they do/say/think.
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Maar je ziet er helemaal niet autistisch uit by Bianca Toeps

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funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

Wouw, dit leest echt heerlijk. Ik weet nog niet absurd lang dat ik autisme heb dus boeken lezen met dat onderwerp is nog zeker interessant en ik vond het een fijn boek. Leest zeer makkelijk, ruimte voor humor en vooral ook erg herkenbaar (en daarnaast ook informatief!) Niet erg belangrijk voor de inhoud maar de cover van het boek is ook super aesthetically pleasing dus het staat mooi in de boekenkast ;) 
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Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism by Fumio Sasaki, Eriko Sugita

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

Nice informative book that definitely inspired me to go on another declutter. I've read a lot of books about decluttering and minimalism already so not everything was that new of a concept to me but there were still a lot of useful things in this book.
Also a really nice touch is the summary at the ending - very minimalistic to do such a thing lol ;)
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport

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Read a book quite like this not so long ago so I want to continue this book another time. 
The challenge is also not really something I can do right now so I'll definitely try to do it another time, perhaps next year.