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Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh

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funny medium-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

3.75

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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dark mysterious reflective slow-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

5.0

There There by Tommy Orange

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challenging emotional medium-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? Yes

4.0

De Diaz a Madero by Friedrich Katz

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informative medium-paced

3.5

Muy interesante 
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

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reflective medium-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

3.0

“my weekend as a 28-year-old in chicago illinois“ but worse and also Spanish
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The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

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emotional reflective 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

4.5

I really liked this one. I really did. I’m glad I didn’t have to read it for English class and could do it by my own accord.
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Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

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

3.5

It started off so strong but that ending was just straight misery. Rather unfortunate read for my birthday. 
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

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challenging emotional reflective sad 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

4.75

How this upset me!
Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon by Larry Tye

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informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

I’ve always loved RFK as a historical figure but this book made me love the man
Had some writing choices I was not too fond of but otherwise very good 
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

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

5.0

Definitely there was love, oh but the circumstances…