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52 reviews

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

adventurous emotional inspiring fast-paced

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

4.0

I think it deserves the read but it lacks a little bit of something, maybe they are just too good all the time so

when they almost got caught

I didn't really fear for them that much. Something else that bothered me was that the language is just too complicated for no reason sometimes but listening to it as an audiobook made it bother me less than if I'd read it probably. I also think that it's hard to tell the difference between their voices, not physically but the characters' style in the letters, especially when hearing it as an audiobook.

Overall, a very enjoyable read and super fast, I really liked it but I think I couldn't relate enough with the characters.

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 35%.

I was enjoying the book mostly but I read a lot of reviews saying that it got heavier and more graphic, which is something I’m not willing to deal with right now, so I decided to officially “abandon” it until further notice.

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

5.0

This series is simply a study of human emotion and empathy, they are so heartwarming and lovely.

Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

3.25

The Echo Chamber by John Boyne

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funny reflective relaxing fast-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

3.25

I thought the novel was very smart because it made fun of everyone but after a quick google search I realized the book is a statement from the author against social media because he was actually “cancelled” so the views and opinions of who I consider to be the main character, George, seem to be the message of the book, which is one I don’t really agree with. Besides following a specific nice liberal kind of agenda it is very well written and really funny to read, especially if you’re a middle aged white man on twitter. I do find it funny that he plays with the fact that he wrote the book about his cancellation in the end.

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced