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Silas Marner by George Eliot

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 1%.
Couldn't get into it 
The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil

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

4.0

I like that as Trojan stories go this one leans more into emotion
The Aeneid of Virgil by Elizabeth Vandiver

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adventurous informative medium-paced

5.0

Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile—57 B.C. by Kristiana Gregory

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  • 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

A very important text to me growing up. 

Does have some anachronism when it comes to focus on things that tie into monotheism 
A Villa in Sicily: Olive Oil and Murder by Fiona Grace

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

4.0

90% setting very much a cozie
Into the Deep by Amara Lynn

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4.0

It feels kinda like mid tier fanfic but like very readable mid tier fanfic 
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.
Look I like it it's just *so slow paced*
Basketball Dreams by Chris Paul

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4.0

I like the empasis on by example
Rehearsed to Death by Frank Anthony Polito

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

4.0