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Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep

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informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

The Shadow Puppet by Georges Simenon

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adventurous dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1913: The Year Before the Storm by Florian Illies

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challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

Letters to a Young Poet: A New Translation and Commentary by Rainer Maria Rilke

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challenging reflective slow-paced

4.0

Knocking a star off for the translators cutting parts of the text.
Let Me Tell You What I Mean by Joan Didion

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reflective medium-paced

4.0

The Two-Penny Bar by Georges Simenon

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

3.5

Humboldt's Gift by Saul Bellow

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

2.0

Ugh. Pretentious white men.
Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells

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adventurous reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

Wandering Son, Vol. 2 by Takako Shimura

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

4.0

A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0