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372 reviews

Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts by Samuel Beckett

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challenging funny slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No

2.0

Seoul Before Sunrise by Samir Dahmani

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emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

just an absolutely beautifully illustrated book
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

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adventurous funny lighthearted 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

4.5

Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells

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adventurous funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

Exit Strategy by Martha Wells

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adventurous hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

Garden of Flesh by Gilbert Hernández

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1.0

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

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challenging emotional reflective sad medium-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

5.0

Roaming by Jillian Tamaki, Mariko Tamaki

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adventurous emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.5

the only thing knocking this off the 5 ★ is the fact that ending felt, unfinished.  Not always a bad thing and maybe in a couple months looking back on it i'll appreciate it, but for right now it just feels like someone ripped the last chapter out of the book.
JAJ: A Haida Manga by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas

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

2.5