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195 reviews

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

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hopeful informative

4.0

The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

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mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Loveable characters? No

4.0

Passing by Nella Larsen

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sad tense fast-paced

4.0

Table for Two by Amor Towles

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective

5.0

Candide by Voltaire

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adventurous dark funny fast-paced

4.0

The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li

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emotional funny reflective sad

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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emotional reflective sad

Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil by George Saunders

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dark funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

Independent People by Halldór Laxness

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The Houseguest: And Other Stories by Amparo Dávila

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0