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506 reviews

Coram House by Bailey Seybolt

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

3.5

Our Wild Farming Life: Adventures on a Scottish Highland Croft by Sandra Baer, Lynn Cassells

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hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

The Party by Tessa Hadley

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

3.75

Elizabeth and Her German Garden by Elizabeth von Arnim

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright

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challenging dark reflective medium-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

A Thousand Feasts: Small Moments of Joy … A Memoir of Sorts by Nigel Slater

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hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.75

A Radical Romance: A Memoir of Love, Grief and Consolation by Alison Light

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper

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adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Spring Cannot Be Cancelled: David Hockney in Normandy by Martin Gayford, David Hockney

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0