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307 reviews

White Teeth by Zadie Smith

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

2.5

crushingly disappointed in my monkey brain for not liking this. zadie girl im so sorry
Dune by Frank Herbert

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adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

dune two girls at the same time
Outlawed by Anna North

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adventurous hopeful tense fast-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? It's complicated

2.5

anna north use a they / them pronoun challenge level impossible
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

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emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.5

born to empathize with lila forced to empathize with elena
American Pastoral by Philip Roth

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challenging reflective 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

2.5

70 year old man writes more than 400 pages of fanfiction about a guy he had one interaction with in high school
Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

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emotional reflective sad 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

4.25

this book is so moon song by phoebe bridgers
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

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

4.5

yale was incredible and everyone else was also there
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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Classic!
Dating You / Hating You by Christina Lauren

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

4.25

do not fall in love with my coworker do not fall in love with my coworker do not fall in love with my coworker do not fall in love with my coworker do not fall in
Loot by Tania James

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

5.0

judge this book by its cover (it’s fucking sublime)