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33 reviews

The Confessions of Saint Augustine by Saint Augustine

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emotional reflective slow-paced

5.0

Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.5

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Stained Glass Elegies by Shūsaku Endō, Van C. Gessel

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

3.75

One thing I'll say is, the short story "Unzen" in this collection contains extracts from confessions real people gave to a priest in the 1600s (the priest wrote them down so missionaries could learn Japanese, which he shouldn't have done), so I didn't read that one.
A White Heron by Sarah Orne Jewett

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

3.25

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Beside the Ocean of Time by George Mackay Brown

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adventurous emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The Stink Files, Dossier 001: The Postman Always Brings Mice by Jonathan Hamel, Jennifer L. Holm, Brad Weinman

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

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mysterious medium-paced

2.0

The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-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

4.0

Dracula by Bram Stoker

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

4.0