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2297 reviews

Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire by Dan Martell

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 25%.
The entire book can be summed up in one sentence - Learn to Delegate.

Just a regurgitated business book that doesn’t teach anything new
Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

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adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 19%.
Nothing is happening. Too character driven. I’m not a fan of historical fiction unless there’s a mystery or some kind of propelling plot.
The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 13%.
The first 2 hours were just too boring
The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

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adventurous dark 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

3.0

Watership Down: The Graphic Novel by Richard Adams

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adventurous dark emotional fast-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? No

4.5

The Narrow Road Between Desires by Patrick Rothfuss

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adventurous reflective fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

How to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille Clifton by Lucille Clifton

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emotional reflective fast-paced

4.5

A Pocket Full of Rye: A Miss Marple Mystery by Agatha Christie

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

5.0

The Anomaly by Michael Rutger

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

2.0