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Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: how to heal from distant, rejecting, or self-Involved-parents by Lindsay C. Gibson

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced

2.75

can be informative and useful, definitely validating but unfortunately reductive (and a bit binary with its categorizations at times). interesting insights on family dynamics but there’s not much on healing, as the title suggests. most of the book was focused on defining concepts, anecdotes, and exercises (which were fun). could’ve been 100 pages shorter, unnecessarily redundant at times
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

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

3.0

The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.5

Mona by Pola Oloixarac

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challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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

4.25

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The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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

4.5

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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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emotional reflective sad 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

4.25

Ten Days in a Mad-House by Nellie Bly

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dark informative sad tense slow-paced

2.75

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Anita Loos

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

4.5

Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx

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dark emotional 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? No

3.75

Love, Loss and What I Wore by Nora Ephron, Delia Ephron

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

4.75