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29 reviews

All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks

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inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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

4.75

Of Love and Other Demons by Gabriel García Márquez

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adventurous reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

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

4.25

Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami

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

4.0

A vibrant world with vibrant characters & an intriguing mystery 
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

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

3.75

Great pacing and makes its point. Fun as an audiobook. 
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa

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hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Really cute and immersive. The prose is simple and unremarkable, but a good read for getting out of a slump. 
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

World by Ana Luisa Amaral

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adventurous lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.75

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez

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

5.0