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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

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dark emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Depressing. 
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez

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dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

Crowds Perez manages to keep the subject matter light in most cases. Some topics are just to dark to keep light.
Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta

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dark sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Wonderfully written. Not light and happy.
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

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adventurous funny fast-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

3.25

Selfish drunken slut meets gorgeous violinist.
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

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  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Depressing as.
The Rise and Fall of Neoliberalism: The Collapse of an Economic Order? by

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informative medium-paced

3.5

Read for uni. I rushed through it so I cannot remember most of what was in it. Grah! 
Strong Female Character by Fern Brady

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challenging emotional funny fast-paced

5.0

Loved reading this. A very raw view of Fern Brady’s life, from a Scottish and autistic woman.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

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emotional funny hopeful slow-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

5.0

It is just people going to other people’s houses but it is a great love story… (amazing as it was published over 200 years ago)
Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates

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challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

Wonderful writing on misogynistic extremism. Laura Bates is a great writer.
Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl

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dark funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A good short story! Smart woman.