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61 reviews

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.0

ik this is satire but does the author want us to play the tiniest violin for privileged white women
Rehearsals for Living by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Robyn Maynard

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hopeful informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.0

love love love these boys, love the latin, love the welsh lore, love blue blue 
Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes

4.0

the most disgusting book i have ever read, a satirical take of human nature at its most selfish
The Wandering Earth by Cixin Liu

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emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

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dark funny fast-paced

3.0

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

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challenging medium-paced

3.75

one of the most fantastical sci-fi explorations of the fanaticism embedded in politics/religion, however it's not the most well-written book (but I believe the translation itself lacks depth and did not do the original writing any justice).  the author is not necessarily critical of Mao's communism, rather the fanatic waves of political passion that make sweeping statements about people/theories to serve a cause. this book was also so funny in its historical/metaphorical depictions of Einstein and his theories. 
My Grief, the Sun by Sanna Wani

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emotional hopeful slow-paced

5.0

Sanna's words are so gorgeous and precious, like a gemstone that I would like to keep forever in my heart. this collection is perfect for those who love their friends above the world and for those who invest in spiritual passion and wonder
La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman

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adventurous hopeful slow-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.75