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33 reviews

Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad tense 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? No

5.0

Absolutely perfect. My queer heart is so full of joy. 
Zwerg und Überzwerg by Christian von Aster

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-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

4.0

The Long Hard Road Out of Hell by Neil Strauss, Marilyn Manson

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challenging dark emotional funny medium-paced

4.25

Teach Like a Pirate: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator by Dave Burgess

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funny informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

One of the best books I've ever read.
Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Views by Marc-Uwe Kling

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Great start but then already in the first third of the book it's easy to figure the mystery out.
All Tomorrows: The Myriad Species and Mixed Fortunes of Man by Nemo Ramjet

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adventurous challenging dark sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

Man After Man: An Anthropology of the Future by Dougal Dixon

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challenging dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated

4.5

Imagined Life: A Speculative Scientific Journey Among the Exoplanets in Search of Intelligent Aliens, Ice Creatures, and Supergravity Animals by James Trefil, Michael Summers

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funny hopeful informative slow-paced

4.0