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11 reviews

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

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challenging emotional reflective slow-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? No

4.5

:)
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

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

2.0

The Stranger by Albert Camus

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dark reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Existential but some of my favorite descriptive language.
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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

4.75

An accidental comment on the affluenza and complacency of America, plus, there's hopeless romance, which is enjoyable for me.
Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member by Sanyika Shakur

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challenging dark informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

4.75

The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale

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challenging informative medium-paced

4.75

The Imp of the Mind: Exploring the Silent Epidemic of Obsessive Bad Thoughts by Lee Baer

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challenging informative slow-paced

4.25

Helpful in navigating obtrusive thoughts.
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

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

4.25

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson

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emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

A difficult read for myself, personally, but extremely informative.