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290 reviews

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks

adventurous dark informative tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Emma: 200th-Anniversary Annotated Edition (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Jane Austen
Did not finish book. Stopped at 41%.

Too tedious.

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

4.75

Calypso by David Sedaris

dark emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

4.5

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Absolute DC: The New Frontier 15th Anniversary Edition by Darwyn Cooke

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.5

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

4.75

A very well written book. Interesting and well paced. That last hour of audiobook though, my goodness.

Circe by Madeline Miller

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

Really enjoyed the narrator.
This book is written in beautiful sweeping words that made the worst tales sound majestic. It reads like a memoir by Circe, daughter of the God Helios.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Sexual assault

Moderate: Murder and Violence

Minor: Sexual content