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The Super Seven by Karl Kesel

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dark inspiring tense 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? Yes

4.0

Regrouping the super heroes in a dystopian near future is both interesting and enjoyable. Great setting. 
Mitt hjärta dansar by Rabindranath Tagore

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reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

A wide range of different forms and formulas for the poems collected here. Some ones stand out a great deal, while more of them blends together and disappears to a degree.
The Secret History of the Mongols: The Life and Times of Chinggis Khan by Professor Urgunge Onon, Urgunge Onon

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informative slow-paced

2.0

Exciting to read the Mongolian history from within Chinggis’ own yurt so to speak. 
It chronicles whereabouts, politics and so forth in a relatively objective way, but also, for the most part, quite fleetingly. 
Passagen by Simon Stålenhag

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

3.0

A dystopian road movie-like tale, kind of The Road meets TikTok addiction from hell. 
Interesting art/story-mix.
Tales of Betrayal by Rattawut Lapcharoensap

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

4.5

Short stories at a very high level, read on stage in front of a live audience. It’s a great combo where the subtleties gets all the attention they need and the silence between loaded sentences bits deep. 
A Collection of Rumi's Poetry: Poems on Love, Life and Faith by Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī

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reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.75

Pleasant and repetitive like a chant at times. 
At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop

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dark tense slow-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

5.0

Masterful depiction of dread, psychosis, megalomania and a load more issues. We really can’t trust the first-person narrator. On the other side - we are better of not trusting anyone involved in the war that is the capital evil here.
   Superbly skillful use of repetition creates almost a feeling of chants. The lyrical prose creates distance to the events, but also a short-cut into the mind of our protagonist/antagonist. Not the safest place to be.
Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by

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hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.5

Great inspiration for all Africans, as the author tells us, and all youngsters with aspirations to do good. And not apologizing for their efforts or their successes. 
   Captivatingly told in vibrant colors. 
Skolbibliotek för bildning och utbildning by Gustav Fridolin

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informative slow-paced

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Den vita boken by Anders Karlsson, Okkyoung Park, Han Kang

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reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The big subject of loss is rendered in a minimalistic way. Short, slow bursts of thoughts. 
   I can imagine the language being pregnant and full of meaning in Korean (you can see remnants of it all over) but the translation and editorial work spoils the tension and grandeur.