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A Killing on the Hill by Robert Dugoni

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

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

5.0

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

 An insightful coming-of-age memoir about overcoming the odds and creating a successful life. It's a thoughtful account of his childhood, dealing with his mom's drug addiction and unstable home life (after the age of 10), going into the military and then going to law school.  
 It's a shame that so many people on Goodreads were spewing hate at this book lately that Goodreads turned off reviewing and rating for this book. 
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

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challenging emotional tense 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

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Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond by Henry Winkler

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funny fast-paced

5.0

In the Drink by Kate Christensen

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  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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

4.5

Perfume & Pain by Anna Dorn

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adventurous funny informative 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

4.0

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Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

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adventurous challenging informative mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

Dayswork by Chris Bachelder, Jennifer Habel

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challenging slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

This did not feel like a novel.  Pages upon pages of snippets about Herman Melville and other writers. There are a few fragments about the protagonist's life. Her wedding dinner was at Applebees and other sad reveals. Dead people were more meaningful to this protagonist than anything. Is this like a non-fiction/novel hybrid or something experimental? Ugh.