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19 reviews

Get It Done: From Procrastination to Creative Genius in 15 Minutes a Day by Sam Bennett

informative inspiring medium-paced

3.75

Blue Nights by Joan Didion

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Atonement by Ian McEwan

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brené Brown

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Updated Edition) by Anthony Bourdain

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

genius, miss him 

Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook by Anthony Bourdain

dark funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

dark lighthearted mysterious 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? No

3.0

I was engaged but somehow also bored? 

The Shining by Stephen King

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0