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52 reviews

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

adventurous informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Circe by Madeline Miller

adventurous slow-paced

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

3.5

The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-eun

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler

adventurous mysterious 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

3.0

I very much enjoyed the unique prose of the book, and the suspense leading up to the big plot twist. The plot twist itself was great in the sense that it helped give so much more color to the rest of Rosemary’s family. However, I got a little lost in the end when the book catches up to her in the present day, feels like the plot was a little lost there. 

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

adventurous emotional lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo

challenging reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

“Will having a newborn distract from the time we had together?“ she asked. “Don’t you think saying goodbye to your child will make your death more painful?“ “ Wouldn’t it be great if it did?” I said. Lucy and I both felt that life wasn’t about avoiding suffering. 

I mean. Tears. This is beautifully written. How our life changes when we are aware of its impending end.