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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

Through the Woods by E.M. Carroll

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dark mysterious fast-paced

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I'm Afraid of Men by Vivek Shraya

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dark emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

The Lonely Hearts Hotel by Heather O'Neill

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dark emotional sad medium-paced

Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson

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adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.0

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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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Matilda by Roald Dahl

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt

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adventurous dark medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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The Wars by Timothy Findley

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

Note on trigger warnings - although there is some homophobia in this book, the book is written by a man who was openly gay in the 70's and the homophobia is a part of the main characters development.

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