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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A

5.0

Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson

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emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

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

4.25

I hated this one guy so much. feeling like he would destroy a lot.
but she didn't let him, and that brought me such much joyY!!
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Okay Days by Jenny Mustard

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emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A

4.0

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

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mysterious 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

2.0

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Auf See by Theresia Enzensberger

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

The Ark Sakura by Kōbō Abe

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.25

Drop City by T.C. Boyle

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

4.5

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Sterntagebücher by Stanisław Lem, Caesar Rymarowicz

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5.0

This is my favorite book of all time. I love the combination of humor with outstanding intelligence to describe the complexity of being human in such a scientific but down to earth way. Thank you for this book!