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651 reviews
A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Murder
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, and Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity
The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals by E. P. Evans
informative
medium-paced
2.0
An excellent work on animal prosecution in from Medieval to Modern Europe (and elsewhere), but it's currently 112 years old (first published in 1906 and expanding on work published in 1884), and although it is a great compilation of the source material, the theory is clearly obsolete in many respects. Interesting that no one has attempted to update it.
The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis
Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.
Terrible. The exposition and infodumping is as subtle as a brick; the book within the book with the tale of how two of the characters met and carried on a romance, written from the POV of one to the other. Why? She was literally there? You didn't have to write a book to her about how you met her?
Thanks, I hate it.
Thanks, I hate it.
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Persuasion by Jane Austen
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75