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1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

the book that got me back into reading. devoured this at times, could only get through a few pages at times. annotating it and reading amina’s annotated version was amazing. so fucking weird and yet… this is what it means to live on

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

my favorite book. stunning imagery, the most rich portrait of a place and a time i’ve read. heartachingly time passes… i will reread in the future