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Midlertidig ansatt by Heike Geißler
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Doesn't try to be anything it is not. A very sincere book.
The Notebook, the Proof, the Third Lie: Three Novels by Ágota Kristóf
dark
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Sexual assault
Every novel in this trilogy changes the story
Ein, ingen og hundre tusen by Luigi Pirandello
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
Proto-Knausgård and failed philosophical ponderings.
Chess Story by Stefan Zweig
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
The Lady With the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904 by Anton Chekhov
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Lenz by Georg Büchner
dark
sad
fast-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
3.0
No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Beautiful language and way of creating a pace, as well as writing in moments, like scrolling through the life of someone.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
Walking the Clouds: An Anthology of Indigenous Science Fiction by Grace L. Dillon
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Blinding by Mircea Cărtărescu
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
author has a literary obsession with his own life and family, loves certain words too much, hung up on the relation between man and woman as _the_ relation, also racist.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism