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30 reviews

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

Literary Pilgrimages of a Naturalist by Winthrop Packard

reflective relaxing slow-paced

3.25

It's a Magical World by Bill Watterson

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.5

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

The Peace of Wild Things: And Other Poems by Wendell Berry

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

5.0

From the titular poem: 
" I come into the peace of wild things
 who do not tax their lives with forethought
 of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
 And I feel above me the day-blind stars
 waiting with their light. For a time
 I rest in the grace of the world, and am free. "
Other favorites: "The Thought of Something Else", "In Memory: Stuart Egnal", "To A Siberian Woodsman", "A Standing Ground", "The Heron", "The Wild Geese"

The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter by Margareta Magnusson

funny informative lighthearted reflective

3.0

Among the Bros: A Fraternity Crime Story by Max Marshall

dark funny informative tense medium-paced

3.0

A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.25

A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

2.5

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.5