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Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

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funny informative fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

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adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective fast-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? No

4.0

The Gap of Time by Jeanette Winterson

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

3.0

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Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

5.0

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Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons

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funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

2.75

There's nothing wrong with it, it's just not for me. I struggle with Classics and keep trying them - a little dull for me.
The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis

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

3.0

so. much. chess.
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Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 71%.
Got 71% through but just couldn't do it anymore. I tried. Many characters have the same name and magical realism isn't usually my thing (apart from Murakami). I tried but no more please 
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

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lighthearted 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? No

2.75