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233 reviews

Heatwave by Victor Jestin

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dark tense fast-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

4.25

I don’t know if there’s something wrong with me but I really enjoyed this 
The Frolic of the Beasts by Yukio Mishima

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dark 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

3.5

The Rainbow by Yasunari Kawabata

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emotional reflective sad 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

4.25

Cunning Women by Elizabeth Lee

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense 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

4.25

really immersive storytelling , became very invested in the romance between the two main characters. I thought the ending was good but happened a little abruptly maybe 
The Road by Cormac McCarthy

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dark sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

basically didn’t put this down from the moment i started it 
Intelligence: A Very Short Introduction by Ian J. Deary

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informative fast-paced

3.0

Great introduction , learned most of this already doing psychology degree though lol 
Middlemarch by George Eliot

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challenging emotional hopeful slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The BFG by Roald Dahl

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

straight up banger 
Four Seasons in Japan by Nick Bradley

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5.0

I’ve never cared more about fictional characters being read about by a fictional character 
From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan

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4.0

slow to get into , enjoyed the ending a lot