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A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway

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informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Les Miserables [With Ribbon Marker] by Victor Hugo

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challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.5

The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim

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funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I didn't appreciate the adultery storyline, but I did like that couples who have grown stale found their way back to each other.   It was a bit idealist in that a vacation won't magically fix things and change people,  but you never know.   I like to think it did change their lives. 

Perfect for spring reading. 
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

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adventurous slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

Didn't like this like I did A Farewell to Arms.
The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas

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mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 56%.
I just didn't care what was happening. 
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy

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inspiring reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes

3.5

From Here to the Great Unknown by Lisa Marie Presley, Riley Keough

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0