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362 reviews
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
Outline by Rachel Cusk
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
1.0
Schoolgirl by Osamu Dazai
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Okay Days by Jenny Mustard
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Huge disappointment.. should remove that literary label from the tags describing the book
Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Where Reasons End by Yiyun Li
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I have read my fair share of cliche books, disguised as lighthearted but full of predictability, but this level of plain writing is insane. For some reason I am not surprised that it is a japanese book as they can be dull sometimes but they have heart atleast. This one though is so banal in its approach, moving forward like a screenplay instead of a book. (No, I wont survive a movie made on this, either)