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228 reviews

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

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challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Sally Rooney can’t keep hurting me like this. In any case, we go on living.

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

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emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

4.0

I loved this novel and the characters but the ending felt so rushed. Also the communism red scare plot point was not fleshed out enough + so many other unanswered questions. I honestly think there could be a trilogy just to wrap up the stories started in this book.

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I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

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emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe

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emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Outline by Rachel Cusk

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challenging reflective slow-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

3.0

Can’t say I ever knew what was going on but the vibes were nice

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass

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dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

Jane: A Murder by Maggie Nelson

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

Boulder by Eva Baltasar

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emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0