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16 reviews

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

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dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Painter to the King by Amy Sackville

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challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-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? No

5.0

Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan

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adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Violeta by Isabel Allende

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emotional 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? Yes

3.5

it's not often i wish a book was longer, but this would have benefited from it. i did really enjoy violeta's feminist and socialist awakening, and the supporting characters were a delight. just wish it was the epic tale of a life well lived that it could have been, rather than a epistolary speedrun from birth to death with little breathing room in-between. i say this out of real love for what was there.

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