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Vernon Subutex 2 by Virginie Despentes

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adventurous challenging dark funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • 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

Lonely Asian Woman by Sharon Lam

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dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I felt a lot of promise in this book – Lam has a naturally fluid style of prose and a knack for fine-toothed observation. The text sometimes trips on its attention to funny details and in its second act, an implausible turn drags it into surrealism, but not quite clearly enough to bring the reader along. By the time I had clocked the shift, I'd drifted from the plot and characters. I would love to see this book revised, edited and rereleased some day!
Shifting the Silence by Etel Adnan

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adventurous challenging dark inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

A meditative book that's short enough to read in one sitting but deceptively dense with ideas. I'll be reading it again with a notebook open.
Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami

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challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-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

4.25

King Kong Theory by Virginie Despentes

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adventurous challenging funny fast-paced

4.25

the polemic of a stylist!
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People who Lunch: Essays on Work, Leisure and Loose Living by Sally Olds

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adventurous challenging funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Uneasy Listening: Notes on Hearing and Being Heard by Robert Brewer Young, Anouchka Grose

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adventurous challenging funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.75

This book starts off very strongly and sort of loses steam as its process seemingly unravels; Grose is apparently left hanging as Brewer Young's contributions dwindle into the odd typewritten reflection, often prompted directly by Grose, who – fascinatingly – fills the space in a way that responds tangibly to the sense of conversational abandonment. The latter sections of the book feel more interesting for what they say about this process and its authors than the actual writing, and a transcribed conversation closing the volume doesn't quite salvage what began with enormous promise, but its rich first chapters still make it essential reading for anyone involved in trades of listening or tussles over empathy.
Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou

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adventurous challenging dark funny reflective 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? Yes

4.25

Vernon Subutex 1 by Virginie Despentes

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adventurous challenging dark funny fast-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

4.5

Motherhood by Sheila Heti

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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