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101 reviews

Sociopath: a Memoir by Patric Gagne

funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.0

The Karamazov Brothers by Fyodor Dostoevsky

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

Diana Mosley: A biography of the glamorous Mitford sister who became Hitler's friend and married the leader ofBritain's fascists by Jan Dalley

dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

Feminine Fascism: Women in Britain's Fascist Movement, 1923-45 by Julie V. Gottlieb

challenging informative fast-paced

4.25

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

adventurous challenging dark funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Barrowbeck by Andrew Michael Hurley

dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

Bleak House by Charles Dickens

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Moby Dick by Herman Melville

adventurous challenging funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Killing Thatcher: The IRA, the Manhunt and the Long War on the Crown by Rory Carroll

adventurous emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

5.0