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102 reviews

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett

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dark funny hopeful lighthearted medium-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? No

4.0

State of Emergency: The Way We Were: Britain, 1970-1974 by Dominic Sandbrook

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challenging dark funny informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

Da Big Dakka by Mike Brooks

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funny lighthearted 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? No

4.0

The Great Gamble: The Soviet War in Afghanistan by Gregory Feifer

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challenging dark informative medium-paced

4.0

The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

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adventurous dark hopeful mysterious 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? No

5.0

Napoleon the Great by Andrew Roberts

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adventurous informative inspiring slow-paced

5.0

The Fall of Cadia by Robert Rath

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dark funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Titanic Lives: Migrants and Millionaires, Conmen and Crew by Richard Davenport-Hines

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dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? No

5.0