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Ball Lightning by Cixin Liu

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

3.0

Pastoral Song: A Farmer's Journey by James Rebanks

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challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Second Place by Rachel Cusk

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

3.5

Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 11%.
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How Do We Look: The Body, the Divine, and the Question of Civilization by Mary Beard

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informative fast-paced

4.0

Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II by Liza Mundy

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informative medium-paced

3.75

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Anita Loos

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

3.75

Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente

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funny hopeful fast-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

4.0

Fire Watch by Connie Willis

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funny fast-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? It's complicated

3.25

Some stories were much stronger than others.
The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann

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

4.5