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The Apothecary Diaries, Volume 3 by Nekokurage, Itsuki Nanao, Natsu Hyuuga

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adventurous challenging funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

Foundational Yoga Flow by Weston Carls, Collette Ouseley-Moynan

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challenging informative relaxing slow-paced

2.25

The photos are beautiful, the poses are the ones we have known for a long time now, from the “simplest” to the most acrobatic. At the end there are sequences that in my opinion are the most useful part of the book. If you are mainly interested in the poses, without thoroughly investigating the theories behind them, this is the perfect book.

Le foto sono belle, le pose sono quelle che ormai si conoscono da tempo, dalle piú "semplici" a quelle piú acrobatiche. In fondo ci sono delle sequenze che secondo me sono la parte piú utile del libro. Se vi interessano soprattutto le posizioni, senza indagare a fondo le teorie che le sottendono, questo é il libro perfetto.

The Happy Runner: Love the Process, Get Faster, Run Longer by Megan Roche, David Roche

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challenging informative fast-paced

3.5

If you are interested in running ultra-marathons, or fast-climbing mountains, but also if you just want to make running your resource for fighting stress and keeping fit, the two main authors of this book can help you. Without ever taking themselves too seriously (although reading their biography is scary), the writers push on the good parts of running like having goals and objectives.

Se siete interessati a corre ultra maratone, o salire sulle montagne, ma anche se volete solo fare della corsa la vostra risorsa per combattere lo stress e per tenervi in forma, i due protagonisti di questo libro vi possono aiutare. Senza prendersi mai troppo sul serio (anche se poi leggendo la loro biografia c'é da spaventarsi), i coautori spingono sulle parti belle della corsa, dell'avere degli scopi e degli obiettivi.

Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

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challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

Surely this is a classic, and Vonnegut was spot on, but, given the current world situation, having further confirmation of the absolute human stupidity (as if we needed it) is not good for my mood.

Sicuramente questo é un classico e Vonnegut ci aveva visto lunghissimo, solo che, considerata l'attuale situazione mondiale, avere ulteriori conferme dell'assoluta stupidità umana (come se ce ne fosse bisogno) non giova al mio umore.

A Quantum Love Story by Mike Chen

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.5

I really like books with time travel even though I routinely get lost in the various time paradoxes. That's what happened this time too, but surely that's my problem. I admit that as far as I'm concerned this book started out very slow at first, due to "the groundhog day" effect that I hate so much, then the two characters got better and better and the pace of the story picked up as well. I don't agree with the plot twist used by the author, nor with the ending, but I can't help it.

Mi piacciono molto i libri con i viaggi nel tempo anche se mi perdo sistematicamente nei vari paradossi temporali. Anche stavolta é andata cosí, ma sicuramente é un problema mio. Ammetto che per quanto mi riguarda questo libro é partito inizialmente molto lento, l'effetto "giorno della marmotta" lo odio tantissimo, poi i due personaggi diventavano sempre migliori e si alzava anche il ritmo della storia. Non sono d'accordo sul plot twist utilizzato dall'autore, né sul finale, ma non ci posso fare niente.

Bakuman, Band 3: Debüt und Ungeduld by Takeshi Obata, Tsugumi Ohba, Yuki Kowalsky

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slow-paced

1.0

Spy x Family, Vol. 12 by Tatsuya Endo

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adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced