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306 reviews

פרומתאוס הכבול by Aeschylus

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

3.5

אגממנון by Aeschylus

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

3.0

Read it for university. Didn't really enjoy the actual reading but the discussion around it in class was interesting.
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 61%.
Just annoying. Get back to me when Crouch learns how to write a woman who is also a person.
The Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin

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

2.75

Not as beautifull nuanced as other Le Guin novels, which is disappointing.
VALIS by Philip K. Dick

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.
What the fuck is going on
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

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

2.0

I saw what it was getting at, but I really didn't like the execution.
The Clothing of Books by Jhumpa Lahiri

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reflective fast-paced

4.0

Reads kind of like a TED talk, but in a good way.
The City & the City by China Miéville

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mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

Feet Of Clay by Terry Pratchett

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

3.5