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Uncle Fred in the Springtime by P.G. Wodehouse

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funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

It's Wodehouse, and Blandings - a match made in heaven

Water Like a Stone by Deborah Crombie

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The mystery was very dark, even if the culprit was easy to pick, but the continuing development of the family characters was rewarding. I would still like to see a simpler, less dark murder mystery again, like the early stories in the series

Atlas of Abandoned Places: A Journey Through The World's Forgotten Wonders by Oliver Smith

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

As other reviewers have said, the reflective commentary elevates this interesting collection of images from abandoned places around the globe

Venice: The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City by Dennis Romano

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challenging informative medium-paced

4.25

A densely compact history of this famous city. I enjoyed the clear-eyed unsentimentality of the author's style, and learned a lot. The effect overall was rather depressing - a cronicle of 1000 years of the usual catalogue of selfishness, greed, and self-aggrandisement that is human nature in governance. But I am glad I read it

Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It by Gabriel Wyner

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informative medium-paced

4.0

The sections on memorising were helpful, especially the counterproductive impact of overmemorising. His praiase for monoligual dictionaries was also a joy to read.

Harlequin Historical February 2021 - Box Set 1 of 2 by Virginia Heath, Diane Gaston, Melissa Oliver

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 67%.

THe second story was a drudge to get through, the brother was one of the most awful characters I've read in a Regency and that he changed NOT AT ALL, was ugh.

Dune: The Gateway Collection (Dune Chronicles, #1-6) by Frank Herbert

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 31%.

I only re-read books 1 and 2

Children of Dune by Frank Herbert

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced