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Jazz by Toni Morrison

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

While it's not the most engaging plot I've seen from Toni Morrison, it is genius. The way it is written like Jazz, the ambiguous reveal of the narrator at the end; chef's kiss. 
Green Girl by Kate Zambreno

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Not for everyone, but changed my life. 
Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann

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dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

genius
Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

brain go brr. very human. what is going on??? Hermann strikes again


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The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

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dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

This book has the potential to be 5 stars. However, there are certainly ways it can be interpreted in a less than ideal way. I think about this book all the time. 

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Reform or Revolution by Rosa Luxemburg

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challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

Iconic. The sass is everything. She’s so right. Ate and left no crumbs.
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes

5.0

Instructions for the Lovers by Dawn Lundy Martin

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5.0

Incredible poetry, inspiring, breathtaking, a masterpiece, honest, vulnerable, a demonstration of deep strength. 
Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls by Mary Pipher

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dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

Despite being slightly dated, I would argue that it's still incredibly relevant today. 

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Children of the Albatross by Anaïs Nin

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challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.75

a novel made of poetry, passion and pain. It feels like swallowing yearning with your eyes. 

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