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134 reviews
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Did not finish book. Stopped at 24%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 24%.
I still want to read this, as I enjoyed everything I ready but I’m not currently in the right mindspace and I don’t want readers this to start feeling like a chore.
Recitatif by Toni Morrison
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
When Mr. Prizada Came to Dine by Jhumpa Lahiri
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Who Will Greet You at Home by Lesley Nneka Arimah
reflective
medium-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
2.5
The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield
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
3.5
After close reading this text during my second reading I learned to appreciate it a lot more and come to the conclusion it’s actually really brilliant. Going from 2 stars to 4 stars.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
emotional
reflective
medium-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
4.75
And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
She began to look with her own eyes, to see and to apprehend the deeper undercurrents of life.
Beside the Ocean of Time by George Mackay Brown
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
The life of a man, thought Thorfinn, is a brief voyage, with the ocean of eternity, the many-voiced sea, all around.
Bound by Temptation by Cora Reilly
Did not finish book. Stopped at 53%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 53%.
This relationship gives me the ick
The Uncensored Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
reflective
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
Words! Mere words! How terrible they were! How clear, and vivid, and cruel! One could not escape from them. And yet what subtle magic there was in them! They seemed to be able to give plastic form to formless things, and to have music of their own as sweet as that of viol or of lute. Mere words! How was there anything so real as words?