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191 reviews

First Love: Essays on Friendship by Lilly Dancyger

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hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

The Skunks by Fiona Warnick

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emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

After Claude by Iris Owens

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dark funny fast-paced

4.5

The Passion According to G. H. by Clarice Lispector

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challenging dark reflective slow-paced

4.0

The Future of Songwriting by Kristin Hersh

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hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Whoever You Are, Honey by Olivia Gatwood

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mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

i wanted to know more about lena at the end. i wanted to get answers!!!! but i also think that wrapping up loose ends with a definitive answer would’ve cheapened it, and my wanting to know more is a testament to the depth and intrigue of gatwood’s characters

Antiquity by Hanna Johansson

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emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

johansson writes about obsession and loneliness and the ties between mother and daughter so beautifully

All That Happiness Is: Some Words on What Matters by Adam Gopnik

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slow-paced

2.5

Either/Or by Elif Batuman

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reflective medium-paced

5.0

i haven’t felt this connected to and comforted by a book in a while

The Idiot by Elif Batuman

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funny reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

worth all the hype