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Bullshit Jobs: A Theory by David Graeber

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Does a really good job of explaining the problem and how easily it could be solved but leaves me with little hope that it actually will be.
How to Piss Off Men by Kyle Prue

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

A very short, moderately amusing read.
The Labyrinth by Amanda Lohrey

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hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I liked it. Reminded me of No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July, but also a bit of Edge City by Sin Soracco and maybe a bit of Kathe Koja.
A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie

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

4.0

In the past, I haven't been as taken with Miss Marple as with Poirot, but I quite enjoyed this one. The mystery was also very good - extremely twisty but wrapped up neatly by the end.
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The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas

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

4.0

Starts extremely slowly and (the version I read, book one of the four-book edition) cuts off right in the middle of things such that you're going to want to move straight on to Ten Years Later, but d'Artagnan is still a fun protagonist and once the book gets around to focusing on him it's very entertaining.
Chainsaw Man, Vol. 1: Dog and Chainsaw by Tatsuki Fujimoto

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

3.5

A quick, easy read. Not a lot to it, but decently entertaining.
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

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dark mysterious 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

This has the vibe of a mystery but without any actual mystery. There's no big revelation or twist. I kept expecting there to be one but there wasn't. At one point I thought maybe Merricat was a ghost but she's not. I got to the end of the book and thought "That's it? Everything was exactly as it seemed?"
Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke

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

2.0

Let me save you the time: The big reveal is that
the aliens are here to help us turn into magic space gods.
Answering the question "what if aliens showed up and helped us solve all our problems and live our best lives" with "that would be pretty good, I guess." OK. I guess it would.
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

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

3.5

This book is ok, I guess, but I don't get the hype. The characters aren't very interesting and not much happens, but it's not a chore to read or anything. It's fine.
The Lost Sister by Russel D. McLean

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

2.0

I didn't hate this book, but I didn't really like it either. I had hoped it would be better than the first one but it's just more of the same. There's no real mystery and the climax is very weak.

The worst thing about the book though, is the way one character persistently and far-too-frequently calls the protagonist "Steed". It's in every other sentence she speaks.
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