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Fowl Eulogies by Lucie Rico

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dark medium-paced

4.0

Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

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challenging dark tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes

4.75

This book was brutal and bleak. The characters of  Hendrix Young and Simon J. Craft were well developed, although a fraction of the book was about them, just superb. 
James by Percival Everett

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adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes

4.5

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 47%.
The very dated language makes it hard to read at times. I couldn't push through all the side stories and characters that started popping up around the middle of the book. Also, from what I am reading Tom Sawyer makes an appearance again towards the end and I just can't with this character. 
Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

Beyond the Door of No Return by David Diop

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adventurous dark reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

No Name in the Street by James Baldwin

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informative medium-paced

4.0

Prophet by Sin Blaché, Helen Macdonald

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 25%.
I was very confused and a little bit bored, didn't see a reason to keep reading this book
The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 26%.
Too many characters, not enough story.
Just Kids by Patti Smith

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emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

A lot of navel gazing, in all its meanings, from the derogatory to the divine. A beautiful story of a friendship and a great way to discover Robert Maplethorpe's photography.