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220 reviews

The Third Love by Hiromi Kawakami

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hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.5

Enjoyed this much more than Strange Weather in Tokyo, but Hiromi Kawakami I see your fixation pairing young girls/women with older men...
Overall an interesting exploration of the different presentations of romantic and sexual attraction, and how society shapes these concepts depending on your gender, status, and/or class. Doing this through the MC inhibiting different personas in her dreams was also a great way to look at the inner vs outer self.
I didn't like Naruya from the beginning and I found him pretty irredeemable throughout the whole book, but I'm not sure he was ever supposed to be.

We Do Not Part by Han Kang

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

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4.0

The Mark by Fríða Ísberg

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dark 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? It's complicated

2.5

The Girls in the Wild Fig Tree: How I Fought to Save Myself, My Sister, and Thousands of Girls Worldwide by Nice Leng'ete

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challenging inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier

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challenging dark 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? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The Right to Sex by Amia Srinivasan

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challenging informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (The Comic / Manhua) Vol. 6 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

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fast-paced

4.0

Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

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adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.0