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The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

A tad ridiculous and, obviously, outdated. I did chuckle at the last page, in which one of the characters is said to be learning to "blow the French-horn."

My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories by Stephanie Perkins

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lighthearted fast-paced

Diverse cast of characters? Yes

1.75

Incredibly insipid. Every story was written in the saccharine style of a Hallmark movie, and reading the whole book had the effect of eating too much candy -- sometimes you can't help it, but it's never as good as you think it's going to be, and it certainly doesn't impart any actual value to your life.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two by Jack Thorne

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adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure by William Goldman

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adventurous dark funny fast-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

5.0

Very fun. The dialogue is largely word-for-word what they used in the movie, but there is a lot of extra backstory and detail that couldn't fit in a movie format.

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

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dark emotional inspiring sad 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

3.75

So short it's hard to say how good it was, but the writing was very skillful. I could hear the Irish lilt in all the dialogue. A sweet but sad story.

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An Atlas of Impossible Longing by Anuradha Roy

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dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Not a bad story, not bad writing, but it's possible that I read this too soon after reading The Other Roy. Interesting but not perfect.

The Lion in Winter by James Goldman

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dark funny fast-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

5.0

I'm not usually a huge fan of reading plays, but this one was such a perfect combination of whitty repertee and historical intrigue (from one of my favorite periods in English history!) that I enjoyed every minute of it. I hope the screen adaptation is as good as my imagination's!

What She Ate: Six Remarkable Women and the Food That Tells Their Stories by Laura Shapiro

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funny informative inspiring fast-paced

4.75

A fun and interesting read.

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

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emotional funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced