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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

It's been almost 10 years since I last read this book and I didn't expect it to give me this much nostalgia and comfort. However, this book is also unnecessarily long, and too many of its conflicts were childish and could have been easily avoided.
Little White Lies by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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

3.5

The pacing was kinda uneven, the story either drags or bombards you with plot twists. I never really grew a liking for any of the characters, but the story was still good fun and managed to distract me from reality. I liked the middle part the most.
Kuolema Venetsiassa ja muita kertomuksia by Thomas Mann

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

2.25

Boring, rambling, unnecessarily long and detailed, the sentences are a kilometre long each yet they don't take you anywhere. Except maybe to return this book back to the library. Would never recommend this to anyone, unless they liked dusty musty crusty rich old white men.
Osamu Dazai's The Setting Sun: The Manga Edition by Cocco Kashiwaya, Osamu Dazai

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dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • 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

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Beloved by Toni Morrison

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dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

One of the best ever.
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Kaikki elämästä(ni) by Antti Holma

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

3.25

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Autio maa: neljä kvartettia ja muita runoja by T.S. Eliot

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challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.25

The Waste Land and Other Poems by T.S. Eliot

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challenging reflective medium-paced

3.0

the love song of J. Alfred Prufrock was my absolute favourite, the other poems I either didn't quite care for or understand. There were sentences and verses that touched me a lot, but the feeling would soon be swept away by another confusing part. Maybe I would've gotten more out of this if English was my first language?
Omatuntoja - Kirjoituksia rauhasta ja kansalaistottelemattomuudesta by Leo Tolstoy

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reflective medium-paced

3.75

it's scary how relevant this still is and how little has changed. the christianity stuff went a bit overboard at times, but I do see and understand his point.