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44 reviews

The Waves by Virginia Woolf

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challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

4.75

The language was quite hard to understand. This would’ve been 5 stars if it was an easier read. However, that’s on me and not the book itself. It’s a masterpiece. I will definitely reread it over and over again!
Shyness and Dignity by Dag Solstad

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

4.25

Confusion by Stefan Zweig

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emotional inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.75

Naomi by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

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challenging 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? Yes

3.5

A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane

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

5.0

Immortality by Milan Kundera

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
I got too overwhelmed. Will get back to it soon
The Years by Annie Ernaux

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emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

It got a bit political at points and I couldn’t follow along as well as more reflective parts of the book