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The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.
Too confusing 
The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister

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emotional mysterious medium-paced
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  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

not weird and messy enough for me 

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Untold Night and Day by Bae Suah

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 49%.
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 28%.
In an Antique Land by Amitav Ghosh

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adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

3.0

I'm going to be honest, I liked the 12th century Aden-Egypt-Malabar narrative more than the 20th century Egypt one. Well researched as Ghosh's works always are, but still lacked a cohesiveness to it. 

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The Door by Magda Szabó

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funny mysterious medium-paced
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4.25

Oh Magda, the writer that you are!

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