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85 reviews

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

Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert Macfarlane

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

Completely extraordinary. It covers so many different places and themes and makes you see the land - and Underland - with fresh eyes. Such a beautiful writer.

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

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emotional 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? It's complicated

3.5

The Power by Naomi Alderman

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adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I'm actually impressed at how gripping this was considering it's mainly someone methodically going through old files and interviewing people in orderto solve the case. Not very James bond!

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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medium-paced