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131 reviews

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

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challenging dark emotional funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Confession by Jessie Burton

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-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

4.5

A beautiful and emotional book that discusses so many complicated aspects of womanhood. I loved it except for towards the end - some of the text felt a little cliche. 
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What Is Existentialism? by Simone de Beauvoir

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informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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

4.75

This isn’t as good as Evelyn Hugo but DAMN does it come close. An absolute must read for Fleetwood Mac fans.
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Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata

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dark funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Weird! But I loved it!
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Haunting and horrifying and somehow hopeful
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The Magic of Mushrooms by Sandra Lawrence

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adventurous informative fast-paced

4.75

Absolutely fascinating with bits of humor too! 
An Exciting and Vivid Inner Life by Paul Dalla Rosa

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dark reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

If you ever find yourself feeling just a little too happy, this is the perfect read to make you remember sadness! (In all seriousness: a greatly strange book of engaging stories) 
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The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

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adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus

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challenging dark hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.5

camus, camus, camus
i love a good existential crisis
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