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Nigel: My Family and Other Dogs by Monty Don

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emotional lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

5.0

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Mandalay: Recipes and Tales from a Burmese Kitchen by MiMi Aye

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funny informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

My Mexico: A Culinary Odyssey with More Than 300 Recipes by Diana Kennedy

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informative inspiring slow-paced

4.0

Very thorough.

Pizza, Pincushions and Playing it Straight by Rayne Constantine

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funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

4.5

The Modern Preserver: Chutneys, Pickles, Jams and More by Kylee Newton

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informative medium-paced

4.0

It Rose Up: A Selection of Lost Irish Fantasy Stories by Charlotte Elizabeth McManus, Mícheál Ó Gríobhtha, Hugh A. MacCartan, Violet Russell, Tomás Ó Máille, William Carleton, George Egerton, Jane Barlow, J. O’Connor Duffy, Jack Fennell, G. Keller, Katharine Tynan, Dora Sigerson Shorter

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dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

Some stories are great, but some are not great. Mixed.

Summer Kitchens: Recipes and Reminiscences from Every Corner of Ukraine by Olia Hercules

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informative inspiring reflective relaxing

5.0

The Modern Preserver's Kitchen: Cooking with Jam, Chutney, Pickles and Ferments by Kylee Newton

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informative

4.0

On the Perimeter by Caroline Blackwood

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challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0