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280 reviews

Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock by Jenny Odell

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challenging hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

An absolutely beautiful and fascinating exploration of time and how we do, can and maybe should experience and/or observe it. 

I love Jenny Odell's writing and this was no exception. 
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

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

5.0

Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum

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

3.0

The Long Form by Kate Briggs

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing slow-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? No

5.0

Ordinary Wonder Tales: Essays by Emily Urquhart

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emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.75

Greek Lessons by Han Kang

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

3.0

All the Little Bird-Hearts by Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow

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

5.0

Turtle Diary by Russell Hoban

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emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.75

Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi

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

5.0

Dead-End Memories: Stories by Banana Yoshimoto

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

4.5