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120 reviews

The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction by Ursula K. Le Guin

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challenging funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

Emergency Skin by N.K. Jemisin

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hopeful reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I loved the general idea but the execution was heavy handed and the dialogue was really hard to follow. 
How We Live Is How We Die by Pema Chödrön

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challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Present Moment Wonderful Moment: Mindfulness Verses for Daily Living by Thích Nhất Hạnh

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informative inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

3.5

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

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adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

This starts a little slow but please give it a chance! 
The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin

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

4.5

Ledger: Poems by Jane Hirshfield

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emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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

5.0

At first I wasn’t expecting much because all the characters seemed one dimensional. But as it progressed, it became apparent that this was the main characters perception. It ended up being a really fantastic study of how people struggle with emotions and relationships especially after facing hardship. Tbh some dialogue and behaviours by the characters were cringy but I can forgive that because of how well the author seems to understand human connection. 
A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees by Yoshida Kenkō

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funny lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.75

Surprisingly good