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House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

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adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

too confused to give it 5 stars - i'd say i'll update on a reread but i think it's too long and dense for me to reach that stage. regardless, immensely amazed by the first 3/4, then mixed feelings on the last 150 pages.
Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

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

4.25

The Agony of Eros by Byung-Chul Han

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Saving Beauty by Byung-Chul Han

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reflective medium-paced

4.0

The Sacraments of Desire: Poems by Linda Gregg

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emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.75

Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood

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

3.5

i don't generally support censorship but i do think margaret atwood should be banned from writing rap music ever again - can't believe i have to analyse this like it's a postcolonial work of literary genius
The Tempest by William Shakespeare

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adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

good, but not one of Shakespeare's best. ending felt quite rushed.
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Hamlet by William Shakespeare

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dark reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

this feels hotly blasphemous, but i must confess i didn't appreciate hamlet at all. i think the conditions in which it was read, the course, the teacher, certainly soured me on it, and perhaps i'll revisit it in a decade and find a new appreciation, but for the moment i found it particularly disappointing. hamlet and ophelia were fascinating figures, but there was something about the structure of the play i found supremely lacking, and which perturbed me the whole way through. i didn't particularly like the book, but i like my rating even less.
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath by Sylvia Plath

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challenging reflective slow-paced

4.75

best enjoyed over a lifetime: will return to frequently. plath's mastery of the poetic and prose form are really highlighted here, where vignettes of life are as vivid as if you were placed directly next to her. her philosophical examination of her own character is excruciatingly raw - in many ways, she embodies the 'everywoman' so many try to reach.
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

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

5.0