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201 reviews

Babel by R.F. Kuang

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

Summer by Edith Wharton

reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

I'll Go On by Hwang Jungeun

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.5

Sweet Days of Discipline by Fleur Jaeggy

dark reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Stargazer by Laurie Petrou

dark mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

Maurice by E.M. Forster

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Down Below by Leonora Carrington

challenging dark medium-paced

The Beautiful Summer by Cesare Pavese

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0