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Weight: The Myth of Atlas and Heracles by Jeanette Winterson

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dark emotional hopeful reflective tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The Death I Gave Him by Em X. Liu

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

5.0

Best not to go into this expecting it to be a total hamlet retelling, as there are some big changes, but all the changes work and the things that are kept the same are smooth. I also loveddd how ai operated in the story, it was very unique and compelling.
Solomon's Crown by Natasha Siegel

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emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

Your Heart Belongs to Me by Dean Koontz

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mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

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adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

5.0

The City & The City by China Miéville

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

The mystery is really well done and engaging, and pulled me in immediately. While the details of two cities and how they intertwine are explained, they don't really go into the history or politics of it as much as i hoped, so if thats what you pick the book up for, you may be disappointed. 
Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A very genuine book about the unkind, self-destructive, ugly ways people grieve. if you need protagonists to be likeable in order to sympathize with them, read something else. Not actually that funny, but still very heartfelt
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A great start for anyone wanting to get into gothic lit. starts slow, but definitely makes good use of that time to build tension and sprinkle in foreshadowing and clues that keep you engaged. a little simplistic at times, but not so much that it pulls you out of the story
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