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82 reviews

Gliff by Ali Smith

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-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? Yes

5.0

Completely enthralling. Sad and lovely and gorgeously written. 
The New Moon With the Old by Dodie Smith

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funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

Lighthearted and fun, but increasingly silly towards the end. 
The Box of Delights by John Masefield

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funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
Small Hours by Bobby Palmer

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emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Why Did You Stay?: A memoir about self-worth by Rebecca Humphries

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees

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adventurous funny inspiring mysterious medium-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? Yes

5.0

The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

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dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Thrown by Sara Cox

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lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Black Sunlight by Dambudzo Marechera

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challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No

2.0

Some of it was interesting, with some vivid passages, especially in the first half. But most of it was just utterly incomprehensible to me.