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Did not finish book. Stopped at 51%.

Not much is happening except for Lois' cyclical indecision about who she is and what she wants. I usually love a meandering plot, but I don't like the characters very much.

The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie

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mysterious tense 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? No

4.0

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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted 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? No

3.75

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The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? No

4.5

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A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr

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funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

"Then it was one of those marvelously clear days which come after a good blow. The trees had stripped down to their black bones and had heaped leaves in drifts against hedges and walls. Children played amongst them, tossing armfuls into the air, screaming in and out like swimmers at the sea's edge. I saw roofs and walls and gardens hidden from me before. It was astonishing, like looking for the first time at a map of a place one believed one knew well and now finding new holes and corners."

"Just before I bedded down I stood at the window. And he was right-the first breath of autumn was in the air, a prodigal feeling, a feeling of wanting, taking, and keeping before it is too late."

"People move away, grow older, die, and the bright belief that there will be another marvelous thing around each corner fades. It is now or never; we must snatch at happiness as it flies."

"Am I making too much of this? Perhaps. But there are times when man and earth are one, when the pulse of liv- ing beats strong, when life is brimming with promise and the future stretches confidently ahead like that road to the hills. Well, I was young"

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