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28 reviews

L'arte di invecchiare ovvero Senilia by Franco Volpi, Arthur Schopenhauer

reflective relaxing fast-paced

3.75

Il potere del cane by Thomas Savage, Annie Proulx, Luisa Corbetta

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Shining by Stephen King

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Violence

L'anticristo. Maledizione del cristianesimo by Friedrich Nietzsche, Paolo Santoro, Mario Perniola

hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing

4.0

Narciso e Boccadoro by Hermann Hesse

adventurous challenging slow-paced

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

2.75

Carmina by Gaius Valerius Catullus

funny informative inspiring fast-paced

4.0

Circe by Madeline Miller

adventurous emotional informative inspiring relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

L'arte di insultare by Franco Volpi, Arthur Schopenhauer

informative medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Misogyny

Gli intrusi by Laura Frausin Guarino, Georges Simenon

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.0

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

inspiring mysterious reflective tense 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

5.0