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76 reviews

Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu

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emotional funny inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

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dark funny reflective fast-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

2.0

i'm weird, i'm a weirdo. i don't fit in and i don't want to fit in-

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Butcher's Crossing by John Williams

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adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

this happened to my buddy thomas howard one time

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Pew by Catherine Lacey

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challenging dark 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? No

3.75

midnight mass but make it baptist and metaphorical

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

i don't have much to say other than that this book was written with such love and care and even then, i still had an insanely visceral reaction to it

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Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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dark funny reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

ouuuuu miss june you're never seeing the pearly gates

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Girls Against God by Jenny Hval

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challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

1.5

I love the imagery and what it's trying to say but man, this was pretty hard to get through. I do feel like I need tl be in a proper head space for this to fully appreciate it

Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

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dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

I guess you can say she got that dawg in her

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

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dark hopeful reflective fast-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

2.75

a girl and her workplace against the world (alternatively: don't let your boyfriend stop you from finding your convenience store)

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Winter in Sokcho by Elisa Shua Dusapin

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hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

2.5

A story presented in vignettes between a girl, her hometown, and an artist. The atmosphere was captured in the writing but was just bland on some places. Her relationship with Sokcho, food, and her mother are what made this more compelling. I kind of got annoyed with our protagonist throughout her push and pull narrative but I guess that's how you can tell if her characterization is working. Quick read, cool premise.

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