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53 reviews

Butcher by Joyce Carol Oates

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

3.5

The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

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

4.25

The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook by Hampton Sides

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adventurous challenging informative slow-paced

3.75

The Outsider by Stephen King

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

3.25

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

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

3.75

This Bright Future: A Memoir by Bobby Hall

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 40%.
I found the writing style to be difficult to get through. I also struggled with over abundance of extremely vulgar language.
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The Will of the Many by James Islington

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

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

4.5

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder by David Grann

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adventurous informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

4.5

I found the harrowing tale of The Wager and its crew to be a fascinating study in the will to live and how much one can endure when faced with demise.
The Thirteenth Key by Cara Nox

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adventurous mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25