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A Classical Education by Richard Cobb

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challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

4.0

Slightly Foxed Edition No. 64
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez

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

4.0

MENG 6030 Literary Theory and Criticism Fall Semester 2023
A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths

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emotional mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing medium-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

5.0

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The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

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

4.5

MENG 6510 Eminent Writers: Lahiri & Nguyen Fall Semester 2023
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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • 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
The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman

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

2.5

On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan

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reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • 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
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.0