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28 reviews

Pageboy by Elliot Page

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challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Poor Things by Alasdair Gray

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adventurous challenging dark funny tense medium-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

4.0

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Lord of the Flies by William Golding

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challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

A Taste of Honey by Shelagh Delaney

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sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

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challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Loved the concept- the beginning hooked me in, but I wish we got the end after! With this being said, I think it would make an interesting re-read; I definitely skimmed over a lot of foreshadowing because the middle was so washed-out.

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Elektra by Jennifer Saint

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell

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hopeful mysterious tense 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? No

4.0