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26 reviews

Three Women by Lisa Taddeo

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challenging informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Content Warnings

A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby

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dark emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

At the Existentialist Café: Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails by Sarah Bakewell

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challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

The Guest: A Novel by Emma Cline

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tense fast-paced

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

3.0

The Inseparables: The Newly Discovered Novel from Simone de Beauvoir by Simone de Beauvoir

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emotional reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann

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adventurous dark fast-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

3.75

A surprisingly quick read that pulls you into the cruel opulence of the NYC/Hollywood elite, it’s definitely salacious but honest and just when I felt like it depicted things as black and white, Susann throws a bit of humanity and nuance back into the characters. Almost like a beach read with no happy endings, but feels like a guilty pleasure to tear through

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

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dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

3.0

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway

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inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-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

5.0