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124 reviews

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

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challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

the writing is incredible, the storytelling so personal. Something that will probably stay with me for a while
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Sawbones by Stuart MacBride

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

3.5

If Cats Disappeared From The World by Genki Kawamura

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hopeful sad medium-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

3.0

Friend is a Gift You Give Yourself by William Boyle

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 28%.
I found the characters to be quite unrealistic and inconsistent. I tried to enjoy the book, for the plot sounded interesting and some of the lines i read were really beautiful (I did highlight some stuff in the book) but I found the characters a bit underdeveloped. Maybe it gets better further into the book, but a 100 pages in I didn't feel very hopeful anymore, and I noticed having to push myself to keep reading.
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Glass Houses by Melanie Murphy

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emotional hopeful 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? Yes

3.5

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

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adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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

Trixie and Katya's Guide to Modern Womanhood by Katya, Trixie Mattel

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funny informative fast-paced

3.0

the chapters where it almost sounds like a podcast of them 2 talking to one another were very nice to hear, the rest was fine :)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Collins Classics) by Oscar Wilde

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challenging dark funny reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Crazy As Chocolate A Format (spl) by Elisabeth Hyde

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0