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There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura

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

4.0

Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder by Gabor Maté

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challenging emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski

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

4.5

I listened to the english audio book and the narrator did such a fantastic job. Everything sounded so poetic and the protagonist felt really vulnerable. The end of the relationship is somewhat clear from the beginning but I was waiting to hear what will happen next the whole time. 
Momo by Michael Ende

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hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

4.5

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

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

4.0

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Idol by Louise O'Neill

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

3.5

I really like the idea of this book but I think the execution was somewhat flawed. It was very nice to read a story from the viewpoint of such an unreliable narrator. But I didn‘t think that any other characters were really fleshed out and the „plottwist“ was not that surprising to me and the ending felt rushed. It still made me think about my teenager years and how sometimes we tell ourselves stories which then become more real to us than the actual reality. 
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A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

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challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.75

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The Tidal Zone by Sarah Moss

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I really loved this book. The prose was just so beautiful. I could really feel the protagonist as a real person     . However i did not really care too much about the parts about the cathedral and the protagonist‘s father. I also sometimes wished to see more of the other characters, like the wife, but I do understand that the protagonist was very preoccupied with his own thoughts and fears about his daughter. 
Die Stadt der Träumenden Bücher by Walter Moers

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

4.5

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Der Schatten des Windes by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

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

4.5

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