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356 reviews

Happy Place by Emily Henry

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emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Alone with You in the Ether by Olivie Blake

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emotional informative reflective sad 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

some irresponsible messaging on psychiatry and mental health. the writing was both really beautiful and really exhausting at times. it felt like the writer was trying to experiment inconsistently with different writing styles throughout the book, which just didn’t work for me. 
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

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

3.75

The Anatomy of Being by Shinji Moon

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emotional reflective slow-paced

3.75

Timecode of a Face by Ruth Ozeki

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emotional funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

Lucky Guy by Nora Ephron

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emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Eve's Hollywood by Eve Babitz

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emotional funny reflective slow-paced

4.0

Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? by Julie Smith

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hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

3.5