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406 reviews

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

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

3.0

In the Heart of the Country by J.M. Coetzee

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challenging dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.0

Fire in the Lake: The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam by Frances FitzGerald

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hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie

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informative lighthearted sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

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informative lighthearted sad fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

The Neverending Story by Michael Ende

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-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

Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A

5.0

The Big Questions: Physics by Michael Brooks

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informative relaxing fast-paced

4.0

Slowness by Milan Kundera

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funny slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert

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dark informative sad medium-paced

4.25