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84 reviews

Alone in Berlin by Hans Fallada

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

5.0

On This Holy Island: A Modern Pilgrimage Across Britain by Oliver Smith

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hopeful informative reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.0

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

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emotional funny sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz

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lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Monsters: What do we do with great art by bad people? by Claire Dederer

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emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Fascinating - although I found her end view that individual choices make no difference frustrating without further explanation/discussion of how structural change might be effected. 
You Are Here by David Nicholls

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout

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

3.5

Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

Fun, as long as you don't think too deeply about any of it - I enjoyed the Superhoop
The Island by Victoria Hislop

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emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Possession by A.S. Byatt

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challenging emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0