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The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store by Cait Flanders

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reflective medium-paced

3.0

This is honestly more of a personal memoir than a guidebook. I can't really fault the author for my thinking that it would be the latter. It's a light breezy read that has some tidbits on consumerism, personal finance, shopping bans and even alcohol dependency/consumption, told through the lens of the author's personal experience. Still glad I read it! 
Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

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dark reflective tense medium-paced
Frankenstein: By Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley : Illustrated & Unabridged (Free Bonus Audiobook) by Mary Shelley

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dark reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

Ghosts by Dolly Alderton

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emotional funny reflective sad slow-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

4.0

Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

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adventurous funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.75

These Precious Days by Ann Patchett

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reflective medium-paced

4.5

The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling

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lighthearted medium-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

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

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reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett

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funny medium-paced

3.5

Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri

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reflective medium-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