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278 reviews

The Martian by Andy Weir

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense fast-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? No

5.0

The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

I think this is such an important book to read. The research in it is so in-depth and she provides so much context that you can feel these women’s lives. It’s definitely reassessed how I think of the glorification of Jack The Ripper. It’s so good the victims are now remembered for the people they are, not just dismissed as “prostitutes” or “jacks victims”.
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

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

4.0

Bloody hell. This is a tale of clones living their life knowing their destiny to die but being okay with it. They are trying to figure out their relationships and place in the world. Very heartbreaking.
The Witches by Roald Dahl

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

5.0

Classic Dahl! I love it
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

Beautiful. I can’t stress how lovely the sentiments are on life, death, love, everything. Such a great book and a great read 
She and Her Cat by Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

5.0

Gorgeous interlinked stories about women, their lives, and their cats
Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-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? No

4.0

Still weird, still great 
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

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adventurous challenging funny lighthearted mysterious fast-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? No

4.0

This series is absolutely bonkers but I wanna know what happens
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

Great Christmas book, Miriam Margolyes was a fun reader to listen to!
The Girls Are Good by Ilaria Bernardini

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

4.0

Harrowing but a good short thriller. It sometimes felt like the language of the story was usual, but it was being told from a child’s perspective and said child is suffering from mental and physical abuse so actually it makes sense in the story. Very dark and definitely hard to put down.