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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

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

5.0

Told from the point of view of a girl nicknamed Scout. As she grows from the age of 6 to 9. About the adventurers she gets up with her older brother Jem, and a neighborhood kid Dill that only visits in the summer. A mysterious neighbor she has never seen called Boo Radley and the court case her lawyer father takes on in defense of a black man accused of raping a white woman.

Scout sees the world through the lens of innocence, understanding far more than she should at her age yet not fully understanding some things. We get a snapshot of a small town in America in the early 1930s, and we follow Scout as she gets introduced to racism, school and sexism. 

I understand why this has been required reading over the years in education. Harper Lee did a wonderful job giving genuine life into Scout and viewing the world through the lens of a child. 
Gone to See the River Man by Kristopher Triana

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dark tense 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? Yes

5.0

I am speechless.
I gasped so much.
I have nothing to say that wouldn't ruin the experience.
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

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dark reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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A Sanctuary of Wyrms by Peter Fehervari

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

5.0

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

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

5.0

The Amazing Village Creator: Slow Living with the Village Building Cheat Skill #001 by Shichio Kuzu

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adventurous lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Magus Reborn 1 by Extra26

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5.0

Nobody Knows Me Here by Nina Bowen

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dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

5.0

The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

3.0

Rift Magus Reborn 2 by Sam Winton, Sam Winton

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0