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The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh

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

5.0

Too clever by far.
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American Pastoral by Philip Roth

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

3.5

 I can appreciate how well written this is, but I didn't enjoy the content very much. I also wanted it to end more conclusively, but I know it wouldn't be as acceptable in the literary world for that to be the case. 
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin

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informative inspiring slow-paced

3.5

 Not an easy read but still teeming with interesting and inspiring information. 
You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat

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

1.75

 I was going to give this one star, because the protagonist was so incredibly annoying, but she did finally make some progress and redeemed the ending of the book a bit. 
Lassie Come-Home by Eric Knight

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

3.25

 Sweet, a little slow, maybe a bit dated. The kids liked it pretty well. 
Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream by Buzz Bissinger

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challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

3.5

 Too much football for my taste. Even so, the issues our country is facing now are so clearly foreshadowed in parts of this sad tale. Those parts were very interesting. Bissinger is a wonderful writer, but the subject was just not one I was that into. 
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Blow Your Own Horn!: Horn Heresies by Fergus McWilliam

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informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

 Fantastic insights for the horn player and teacher. McWilliam has nicely organized and articulated many of the thoughts I have had in a nice, neat package. 
Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow

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

4.0

The Improbability of Love by Hannah Rothschild

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

4.75

It did take me a little bit to get drawn completely into the story -- some of the beginning was a bit pretentious (a talking painting??) -- but I enjoyed it much more than I initially thought.  The pieces of the story came together in a very satisfactory manner.
The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander

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

4.75

 A fun book to read aloud to the kids! Good story, fun characters. Thank goodness we listened to the audiobook for the first of the series so I knew how to pronounce the names, though.