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48 reviews

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

Portable Magic: A History of Books and their Readers by Emma Smith

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funny informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The Iliad by Homer

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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
Britain's Birds: A Treasury of Fact, Fiction and Folklore by Jo Woolf

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funny informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

4.0

The Ultra Marathon Bible: Your #1 Beginner's Training Guide to Prepare, Run, and Survive Your First 50k to 100 Mile Race by Samuel Nash, Samuel Nash

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informative inspiring fast-paced

3.0

Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris

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

3.0

España: A Brief History of Spain by Giles Tremlett

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informative sad medium-paced

5.0

Middlemarch by George Eliot

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challenging dark emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad slow-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? Yes

5.0