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60 reviews

The Best of Me, by David Sedaris

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

5.0

The audiobook narrated by Sedaris was truly a delight! Now we are five was a highlight  5🦋
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Putin: His Life and Times, by Philip Short

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challenging dark informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

3.0

I fear I now know too much after reading this giant Putin biography and may be poisoned by the KGB 3🪆
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Picnic at Hanging Rock, by Joan Lindsay

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective relaxing sad slow-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

Typical Miranda behaviour to go missing and make the whole book about her 3🪨
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Harry: Conversations with the Prince - INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE ACCESS & INTERVIEWS WITH PRINCE HARRY, by Angela Levin, Angela Levin

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hopeful informative lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

The perfect prelude to Spare. NB no mentions of the todger in this one 4👑
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Summer, by Edith Wharton

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Disappointed Charity didn’t play her cards right and end up with a rich husband 3😭
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Pachinko, by Min Jin Lee

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adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.0

Didn’t love this but I still want to watch the tv series 3♣️
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The Graduate, by Terry Johnson

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dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense 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

4.0

Kathleen Turner slays in this version as Mrs Robinson, but I still prefer the OG novel and book version Elaine 5🥃
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Dear Dolly: On Love, Life and Friendship, Collected wisdom from her Sunday Times Style Column, by Dolly Alderton

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.0

Getting huge Dolly Doctor nostalgia with this! Read in one sitting 4💬
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The Men Who Stare at Goats, by Jon Ronson

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adventurous challenging dark funny informative lighthearted mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

2.0

Batshit crazy!!! 😵‍💫 2🐐
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The Beautiful and Damned, by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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emotional funny sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Gloria Gilbert is the OG manic pixie dream girl - serves Anthony Patch right for falling for her. NB Some truly moving prose 4🍾
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