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20 reviews

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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

5.0

I'd give more stars if I could. I LOVED this book and it will definitely stay with me for a while.

Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

dark funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir by Dolly Alderton

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman

reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

I somehow expected the book to focus more on the relationship between Ash and Edi instead it seems to mainly just focus Ash.. and well I was extremely annoyed by her character.. even her one daughter Elle bothered me who didn't seemed like a teenager at all and in addition to that she seemed like a stereotypical queen person from the point of view of an oh so woke middle aged women (Ash).. let's just say I didn't like the book and I'm happy to have managed to finish it after I thought I never will.. :/
Hopefully the next book will take me out of the slump this one has put me in..

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Uff.. that was a ride..