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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard

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emotional funny reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

I’m so into this it’s super funny but also an interesting existential character study. Kind of a predecessor to fleabag 
Macbeth by William Shakespeare

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

4.5

lady macbeth is a girlboss fr she didnt deserve an offscreen death. macbeth spending 90% of the play worrying about the future should be relatable to the kids, would recommend. 
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

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

4.5

The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis

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inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The Hobbit: or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

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dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

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mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 50%.
I had to return it to the library :(
The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood

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emotional funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

2024 reread: love this book! Was more struck by how funny and absurd it was this time. Still obsessed and think it’s very cinematic.