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My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman

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emotional funny hopeful medium-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? Yes

3.0

An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong

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informative inspiring slow-paced

5.0

1Q84, Vol. 2 by Haruki Murakami

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challenging mysterious slow-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? Yes

3.25

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

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

4.0

The Universe in Your Hand: A Journey Through Space, Time, and Beyond by Christophe Galfard

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informative slow-paced

3.25

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows, Mary Ann Shaffer

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hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-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? Yes

2.25

Eyes of a Blue Dog by Gabriel García Márquez

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

3.0

One of a Kind by Jane Lovering

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funny lighthearted mysterious 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

3.0

The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming by David Wallace-Wells

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challenging informative medium-paced

3.0

Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse

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

4.0