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Passing by Nella Larsen

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

4.0

52 Short Books Buddy Read 2023
From the book: A Year of Reading - Briefly Great Short Books by Kenneth C. Davis
A Falling Star by Pamela Belle

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Micol’s Book Club - October 2023
The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

MENG 6510 Eminent Writers: Lahiri & Nguyen Fall Semester 2023
Pale Horse, Pale Rider: The Short Stories by Katherine Anne Porter

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challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

52 Short Books Buddy Read 2023
From the book: A Year of Reading - Briefly Great Short Books by Kenneth C. Davis
Slightly Foxed Issue 79: U and I and Me by Hazel Wood, Gail Pirkis

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informative lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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Goodbye Mr Chips by James Hilton

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

4.0

#TheComfortBookClub - September 2023
All Done by Kindness by Doris Langley Moore, Roy Strong

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

#FurrowedMiddlebrowClub on Litsy - September 2023
All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot

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emotional funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

5.0

#ComfortBookClub - August 2023
The Tortoise and the Hare by Elizabeth Jenkins

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

#GreatWomenWriters buddy read on IG - September 2023