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227 reviews

The Applicant by Nazlı Koca

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reflective fast-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

2.5

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

Learning to Look: A Handbook for the Visual Arts by Joshua C. Taylor

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informative slow-paced

2.5

All The Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley

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emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

Before Sunrise & Before Sunset by Richard Linklater

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey

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adventurous funny 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

5.0

The Bookshop Woman by Nanako Hanada

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hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong

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reflective medium-paced

3.5

The White Mountains by John Christopher

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

4.0

Cravings by Garnett Kilberg Cohen

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emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0