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The Madman in the White House: Sigmund Freud, Ambassador Bullitt, and the Lost Psychobiography of Woodrow Wilson by Patrick Weil

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slow-paced

1.5

Misleading in title and substance with the vast majority of the book being about William Bullitt, a man who could do no wrong in his own mind. It makes you sympathetic for Woodrow Wilson, if anything. 
The Shining by Stephen King

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5.0

Scoundrels: The Hunt for Hansclapp (Scoundrels #2) by Duncan Crowe, James Peak, Victor Cornwall, Major St John Trevelyan

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

3.5

Scoundrels Volume One: 1931-1951 by St. John Trevelyan, Duncan Crowe, James Peak, Victor Cornwall

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.25

How to Take Over the World: Practical Schemes and Scientific Solutions for the Aspiring Supervillain by Ryan North

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funny informative relaxing medium-paced

4.25

The Way She Feels: My Life on the Borderline in Pictures and Pieces by Courtney Cook

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emotional slow-paced

1.75

Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory by Sarah Polley

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dark emotional inspiring fast-paced

4.5

Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old by Andrew Steele

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3.75

The Plague Year: America in the Time of COVID by Lawrence Wright

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fast-paced

3.75

A Field Guide to Awkward Silences by Alexandra Petri

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2.75