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One Day by David Nicholls

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

5.0

Loved it! Loved how i hated them at times, hated their actions, what they said, how flawed they were. They were human, and they were young. You kind of grow with them, so you get their whole character development. It was very well written in that way.
I also loved how you know what pov it is in based on the writing. There is some small (veeery little) changes based on the kind of person they are, but it just makes them so much more human. You get to know them better, if that makes sense.
I also loved how you only got one day each year. Its a good idea and very original, and i think it was done very well

Only thing i didnt like was the ending. It was beautiful! But it also didnt make sense with the rest of the story, like the ending should have made more of an impact on the rest of the story than it did. (Cuz the ending is dated as the ending of the first year, in the start. It makes the story kind of go in a circle)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Infertility

So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away by Richard Brautigan

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.0

It was well written, and from the pov of a kid, which was well portrayed in the writing.
I also liked the descriptions of different things in the book, and even though it could sometimes feel long and without meaning, it gave a sense of child-like vibes, like how a kid wonders about things that for adults seems meaningless.
I did feel like the book didnt make sense in a way? By all the times it was talked about how he wanted to change that day and go into the burgershop instead, it felt like that was a big moment in the book. That was what the book was supposed to be about. But it only lasted like three pages when it really happened. I just didnt understand that. Also, it was cool how he wrote about it too, like it portrayed the trauma well, and the wondering why and regretting it. At the same time, for me, it just felt like really drawn out and it became sort of this thing that was repeated over and over, and it lost its meaning sort of.
Idk, it just felt like the book wasnt for me.

Tollak til Ingeborg by Tore Renberg

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Murder

Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov

medium-paced

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

2.75

I eas hoping it would be more action. I felt like i didnt quite undersand it a lot of the time. The book just wasnt what i expected it to be, and that is usually a good thing, but not this time?
I just felt kind of let down by it. Like it was supposed to be more of it. Not like more in a "i didnt want it to end that way", but just more in the middle. If that makes sense.

I also dont know a lot about the history in Ukraine and Sovjet and Russia, and i think if i knew more about that history, that maybe i would have understood the book and the context of what happened and why it happened more than i did without that knowledge. I think i would have liked the book more if i had that knowledge

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

adventurous hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

What I'd Rather Not Think About by Jente Posthuma

emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I love the writing style. It was easy to read, and everyone loves small chapters!
I think it depicted the coping of a loss so near very well. It talks a lot about suicide - which in most situations i would dislike - but in this, i think it really highlighted the human need to understand why.

This Gun for Hire by Graham Greene

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

medium-paced

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

4.0

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

4.5

I loved how honest she were. She tells her story in a good way. We got to be apart of her thought process in the book, and how that changed and developed throughout the years. I love her brutally honest way of writing! It's important, even though it is uncomfortable and, and maybe sometimes too descriptive. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Emotional abuse

Hide by Kiersten White

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

It was well written. I also liked that we got to read from varoius perspectives.
It was a book that i couldnt put away. When i thiught i knew what was happening, there was another plot twist. It made sense what was happening, but i never quite knew it beforehand, which made the book so much better and exiting to read