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A Frog in the Fjord: One Year in Norway by Lorelou Desjardins
funny
informative
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.0
Macroeconomics For Dummies - UK by Peter Antonioni, Manzur Rashid
informative
3.0
It's obvious that this author has a single view of economics and is passing it off as the correct one.
The three or four times he's talked about unions it's always ina critical or negative manner, for example.
He presents economics like it's a science free of value judgments and that's just wrong.
The three or four times he's talked about unions it's always ina critical or negative manner, for example.
He presents economics like it's a science free of value judgments and that's just wrong.
This Is Your Life by John O'Farrell
lighthearted
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Good. But I felt anxious for large parts of it. If you read it you'll know why
The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country by Helen Russell
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
4.0
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
Excellent sparking dialogue and prose. Had me chuckling most of the way through
Family Politics by John O'Farrell
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Murder Before Evensong by Richard Coles
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Good light hearted read but I don't think there's any way you could have solved the mystery. The cast of characters also was too big. I couldn't remember who was who and the non Central characters weren't different enough from each other
Real Life by Brandon Taylor
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-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
2.0
The author overdid the prose with too much metaphor/similie. He could get through a paragraph without one.
across the book I found that I just didn't much like Wallace and didn't that much care what happened to him. The big revelations just seemed to come out of the blue and in a way which didn't elicit a strong emotional response for me.
Not a book I'm going to think much about now it's finished
across the book I found that I just didn't much like Wallace and didn't that much care what happened to him. The big revelations just seemed to come out of the blue and in a way which didn't elicit a strong emotional response for me.
Not a book I'm going to think much about now it's finished
Lie With Me by Philippe Besson
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.5
Another challenging coming of age/first love tragedy. Done really well.