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The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

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adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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? No

4.0

Like a dream. Utterly mesmerizing. The epitome of perseverance, but at what cost?
He did it, he got what he was chasing after, but he lost anyway, when the fish was eaten by sharks.
At some point, you need to let go of your dreams.
The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket

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adventurous mysterious 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

3.5

Another great Baudelaire misdventure.
1st Case by Chris Tebbetts, James Patterson

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mysterious 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

3.0

Like an episode of NCIS. Feels like a first book in a series.
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography by Lemony Snicket

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funny lighthearted mysterious 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? No

3.75

This was very funny.
T. S. Eliot Selected Poems by T.S. Eliot

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challenging reflective slow-paced

3.25

Often abstract. Always passionate, and sometimes pleading.
Illuminated Poems by Allen Ginsberg

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dark reflective 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? Yes

4.5

Howl is amazing. The art is amazing. 
The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White

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adventurous slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

If you like birds, and swans especially, you might like this book. The swan has good taste in music. 
Eerie Queerie!, Volume 1 by 四方津 朱里, Shuri Shiozu

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

3.0

Desire by Yukine Honami, Maki Kazumi

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

3.0

Descendants of Darkness, Vol. 1, Volume 1 by Yoko Matsushita

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

3.0