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The Secret by Charlotte Brontë

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lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

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challenging reflective slow-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

4.0

Gallant by V.E. Schwab

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

4.25

I really enjoyed reading this, the atmosphere V. E Schwab creates, is as always incredible and the idea so interesting. Parts of the plot reminded me very much of ‘Jane Eyre’ and also dancings of ‘The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue’ but more thematically and character wise than plot. I do feel that the ending was a little but rushed and that the story could have been much deeper if given the chance. 
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

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dark funny informative tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Macbeth: The Global Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

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

4.0

King Lear: The Global Shakespeare by Saliani, William Shakespeare

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dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-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? Yes

4.0

Pericles by William Shakespeare

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

2.75

Nothing really entranced me with this play, I enjoyed it more in the first two acts and I became more disinterested as it went on. Don’t misunderstand me, however, it wasn’t necessarily boring or badly written, it just missed the mark for me. Particularly, because the characters lacked depth and the plot was all over the place (which I don’t typically mind too much, however, it wasn’t made up by depth in character or exceptional writing). Especially considering it was written later in his career, it seemed to me like something that would have been an early work of his, when he was still figuring it all out. 
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

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

5.0

Truly a masterpiece of literature. The writing is beautiful and evocative. My only qualm with it is the unnecessary amount (meaning adding nothing to the plot or characters) of racist tirades. 
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

5.0

What a phenomenal read. I’m truly blown away. This was exactly what I was looking to read, now and always. It is the perfect mix of adventure and tragedy, beauty and disgust, of storytelling and beautiful prose. I was not expecting to like this book nearly as much I did. Truly cannot recommend it enough.