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The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution by Walter Isaacson

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hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.25

Normal People by Sally Rooney

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

3.75

I want to write like this
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

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adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science by Atul Gawande

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Incredibly well written. I will re-read this multiple times. Loved it.
Circe by Madeline Miller

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adventurous hopeful reflective 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

5.0

The Iliad and the Odyssey by Homer

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adventurous emotional inspiring tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

not the best translation, it gets so many things wrong. But the story stands tall, un-blemishable.
Turn a Blind Eye by Jeffrey Archer

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

4.5

Is this the book that gets the series back on track? I hope so...

Much better that the first two, an actual page turner, even though I wonder if Julian is just a bad lawyer for letting BW have so many chances. He's just on the side of the angels.

No clue why the Rashidi thread was dealt with this badly, maybe Faulkner is the final boss for Warwick and that is Archer's plan going forward.
The Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell

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informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

reads like a literature review of fairy tales. not all bad, although it's brilliant that so many stories overlap in content (without a need for secondary interpretation)
Hidden in Plain Sight by Jeffrey Archer

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

2.0

alright, but nowhere near his best. The ending was a solid 0/5.
Napoleon: A Life by Andrew Roberts

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Vive l'Empereur!!