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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë

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

3.0

Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough

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

4.0

What an interesting read... It was a well written psychological thriller that will keep you on your toes throughout. I will say I thought this was an average read until we were 2/3 through the book.
Trying to figure this book out was a challenge and I would have never guessed that ending. It was fun seeing none of the hundreds of theories I had were what really happened lol 
Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx

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adventurous emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

crazy that this short book felt exactly like the movie! Great depth of emotions and exploration of characters for such a short read
This should be the standard for all short stories.
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

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

3.0

decent. not as spooky as I thought it'd be
War of the Foxes by Richard Siken

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adventurous emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

2.0

nothing wrong with it but it didn't hit like I expected
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

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

1.0

absolutely not for me and not what I expected
there were constaaaaant tangents so much so I kept thinking this might be a non-fiction. This really got on my nerves.
insufferable main characters, couldn't stand any of them. I'm not one to dislike a book because the main characters were 'bad' but I really hated this.
Finally, the plot just went NOWHERE. We ended exactly where we started with one or two 'issues' thrown in and stretched out plus tangents... I guess that made a full novel in the end.
REALLY needed a decent editor.
Mr Salary by Sally Rooney

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

3.0

White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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adventurous emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

This would've been better stretched out to a whole novel cos the timeline is unbelievable and I couldn't suspend by belief lol
The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa

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

3.0

light and easy read with interesting discussions with the bookclub
unfortunately this was not as deep and profound as we expected it to be... and I really disliked the main character's "novel" insert. Just so unnecessary. BUT credit where credit is due, this is a life changing, mind blowing book for the time it was released. If I read this in '94, it would be my favourite book of all time probably.
At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop

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adventurous dark reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Interesting writing style in that it was repetitive but not in a boring or exhausting way