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478 reviews

lighthearted slow-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Thought this took a long time to get through and was very windy. Very long but never really seemed to resolve any issues.

Less by Andrew Sean Greer

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emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Wangs vs. the World by Jade Chang

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lighthearted medium-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

The Idiot by Elif Batuman

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Did not finish book.

I was looking for something funny and upbeat, and it just didn't hit the mood I was looking for at the time. Might double back-- only really got a couple chapters it, listening to it on audiobook (honestly, that may have been the issue!).

The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish

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lighthearted slow-paced

2.5

This book had some weird commentary on disabilities that didn't sit right with me. Tiffany Haddish is a very particular type of comic; if you like her stuff a lot, you'll like this book a lot. If you're more on the fence, you'll be more on the fence. If nothing else, it was a consistent read with her comedy work.

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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4.0

This book was phenomenalll and so heavy. I was going through a hard time when I was trying to read it, and I was not emotionally prepared to finish it. I am excited to go back, sometime, when I have more capacity to read it. I was about 2/3 of the way through it.

I finally finished it three years later and it wasn't easy to do. 5 star book, 1 star feelings about the topic. so sad. so heavy. so tough. Chimamanda Adichie knocked it out of the park.

Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

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funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced