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Red Rising by Pierce Brown

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Perdido Street Station by China Miéville

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor

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dark sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

A customer recommended this novella to me because of our mutual adoration for Cormac McCarthy's works. I can definitely see seeds of his style here and I would recommend it likewise; if you are a fan on his it'd definitely be worth checking this out.

Originally written in the 50's, this is a southern gothic story of a family road trip gone very awry in a desperately dark way.
The clean prose, the jilted language, the characterisation of each member of the family... it is all fantastic.
The abrupt nature of the story and it's happenings fit extremely well and makes satisfying that which on paper really ought not to be. I am impressed.

I'm not sure how many more of O'Connor's stories are still in print, but I shall certainly be keeping my eyes peeled for them.

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