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39 reviews

Evelina: Or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance Into the World by Frances Burney

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

5.0

one of the loveliest novels I've devoted my time to! The story of Evelina's endeavors in a new world full of new people admittedly made me feel sometimes as stressed as the titular protagonist herself, but this read was infinitely worth every second! I only wish we could have been able to see some of Evelina and Lord Orwell's married life!
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

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

4.75

a beautiful story that seems to magnify all that is human nature — the good, the bad, the marvelous, and the unremarkable. I absolutely adored this book and found each character so interesting in their own unique style! Virginia Woolf strikes again.
Paradise Lost by John Milton

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

A certainly good book, though I found myself to have very mixed feelings over it — especially the fact that so much of this book is bent on women’s inferiority to men, which I undoubtedly dislike. I thought Adam had many good monologues and I wish the same could be said for Eve — on the whole, I wasn’t the biggest enjoyer of how Milton depicted her character, with the sheer lack of equality and such. I also liked the two’s scene at the end of book X, especially the massive contrast of hope and despair, and also the questioning of God. I’m not massively religious so I did find quite a few parts to be boring, but all in all it is a good read — albeit with its flaws. I also liked that the Son seemed to reason with and placate God, whose character was a lot more sharp and without mercy than I had expected…
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui

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dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

a beautiful, bittersweet, and brutally true story that I read in the span of a few hours! 
Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë

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

4.75

it was a bit rough in the beginning, but I definitely grew to enjoy it! Anne writes such good descriptions of scenery and feeling, and I found myself unable to put it down!
A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf

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informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

An absolutely beautiful book that i could not put down! Simply put, Woolf’s writing in this piece in particular makes me proud to be a woman.
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

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

3.5

a very good ghost story to be sure, although definitely confusing when you run into the idea of whether these ghosts are real, or if it’s something the matter with the governess herself — but I can never not enjoy James’ writing!
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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

3.75

although I personally struggled a bit with this book, I think in the end it’s very good! you really have to dedicate yourself to understanding the plot and characters, and i feel that it’s very… russian. but I did enjoy it!
The Misanthrope by Molière

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funny reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The Stranger by Albert Camus

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challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad 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

4.75

beautifully written, and i really enjoyed comparing it to a happy death and reflecting on all that is said — especially the last few pages. i got chills from them, whew.