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135 reviews

Fire & Blood by George R.R. Martin

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dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • 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

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

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adventurous dark tense 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? Yes

5.0

I first read this in 2019 and have continued to read it at least once every year since then. It has come to such a point where I’ve lost count but there is a minimum of seven times at least. And it’s funny because every single time I’ve read it new things have stood out to time but this time felt like I was reading it all over again for the first time and is the first time that I felt close to bursting out into tears in the last few chapters. 
Words cannot possibly describe how much love I have and will continue to have for these characters. They feel like coming home❤️
The Crucible by Arthur Miller

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dark reflective 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

2.5

‘There are wheels within wheels in this village, and fires within fires.’
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

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

4.0

‘ I am built up of death…’
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand

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

3.5

‘This letter I’ve composed a hundred times, 
Written and rewritten in my mind; it’s ready
And all I have to do is lay my soul
Open beside the paper and copy it out.’
Heartstopper Volume 2 by Alice Oseman

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funny lighthearted 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

5.0

Throughout all of this I had the biggest grin on my face and even started tearing up. Absolutely loved it!!!
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

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reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I was really excited for this and will definitely continue with the series but it just felt like this novel was laying the foundations for something greater that will occur in the next few novels. Just hope that the set up is worth it.
Het diner by Herman Koch

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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

The Tunnel by Ernesto Sabato

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

3.0

‘It should be sufficient to say that I am Juan Pablo Castel, the painter who killed María Iribarne. I imagine that the trial is still in everyone’s mind and that no further information about myself is necessary.’
Chess by Stefan Zweig

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

5.0

I have always been interested in any kind of monomaniac obsessed by a single idea, for the more a man restricts himself the closer he is, conversely to infinity; characters like this, apparently remote form reality, are like termites using their own material to build a remarkable and unique small-scale version of the world.