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124 reviews

Purgatory: Dante's Divine Trilogy Part Two. Decorated and Englished in Prosaic Verse by Alasdair Gray by Dante Alighieri

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

3.5

The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • 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

Never Have I Ever: Submitted to my Enemy by Willow Dixon

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

4.25

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

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emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

All That Remains by Sue Black

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

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

2.5

When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt by Kara Cooney

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informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

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

5.0

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

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dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

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

4.75