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464 reviews

Phantastes by George MacDonald

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

3.5

The Ethics of Ambiguity by Simone de Beauvoir

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challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

A Very Easy Death by Simone de Beauvoir

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

Yellow Jessamine by Caitlin Starling

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense 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? Yes

5.0

A Lover's Discourse: Fragments by Roland Barthes

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Apollo's Song by Osamu Tezuka

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.0

Princess Knight: New Omnibus Edition by Osamu Tezuka

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

4.0

Reluctant Immortals by Gwendolyn Kiste

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

3.5

City of Iron and Dust by J.P. Oakes

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

4.75

Reads like Jo Nesbø’s novelization of the grimdark Shadowrun campaign he played with James Elroy and Carl Hiaasan that was DMed by Elmore Leonard.