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106 reviews

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

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adventurous dark lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

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dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

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adventurous tense medium-paced

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

2.25

Reading up the original mistborn trilogy was such a chore. Honestly way too over hyped. The first book was decent enough. The second was unbearable and this thirs on only tried to redeem the previous one with the last few pages.
Honestly, this might has put me off from reading anything else from Sanderson. The characters are sometimes interesting, sure, but the plot was a bad attempt at political intrigue and Christianity based au fan fiction.
I can see people getting enjoyment from this, but I'd never recommend it.

Bloomburrow by Valerie Valdes

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

The Bloody Countess: The Atrocities of Erzsebet Bathory by Alexander Trocchi, Valentine Penrose

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dark informative reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

El asno de oro by Lucio Apuleyo

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adventurous funny reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

¿Qué hacer? by Vladimir Lenin, Francisco Herreros

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informative reflective

I thought I'd read a more philosophical book, but this was more of a practical analysis of the russian socialist movement in last decades of the 19th century.
It was a bit confusing to get into, because of the names Lenin refers to all the time, but it was nothing a quick google search didn't fix.

Normal People by Sally Rooney

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emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced