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108 reviews

Faithful Place by Tana French

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

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dark reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

The Likeness by Tana French

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dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

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dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Second Half by Roy Keane

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informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.5

humanizing to a footballer i usually find very very interesting, which is a credit to keane’s ghostwriter LOL
Carra: My Autobiography by Jamie Carragher

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inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

probably the best footballer autobiography i’ve read so far. carra is earnest about his strengths and weaknesses, and those of the people who have surrounded him throughout his career. his friends and family are certainly characters, and anecdotes about his working class background make the book an enjoyable and interesting look at his life & the state of football in the early 2000s.
How to be Famous by Caitlin Moran

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adventurous funny inspiring reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Red: My Autobiography by Gary Neville

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adventurous inspiring lighthearted reflective

3.75

neville doesn’t go much into his personal life and he does suck ferguson’s dick at a few points, but overall a well-written and interesting book that reflects on team loyalty and what (to him) made the class of 92 so special
Me, Family and the Making of a Footballer by Jamie Redknapp

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inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.5

jamie redknapp is autistic and needs therapy probably but i liked the book
If This Gets Out by Cale Dietrich, Sophie Gonzales

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 50%.
boring characterization honestly