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182 reviews

New Waves by Kevin Nguyen

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fast-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

0.5

One of the worst books I’ve ever read. No point, no narrative thrust, no compelling characters, no reason for existing. 
The Marriage Question: George Eliot's Double Life by Clare Carlisle

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informative slow-paced

4.0

Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy

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dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

4.25

David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? No

5.0

Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

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challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

4.25

Lovers at the Museum: A Short Story by Isabel Allende

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lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

3.0

Promising Young Women by Caroline O'Donoghue

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

3.75

In Defence Of The Act by Effie Black

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dark emotional hopeful medium-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

1.5

Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

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

4.0

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

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challenging emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0