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Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

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adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Demian by Hermann Hesse by Hermann Hesse

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challenging emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.0

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful relaxing tense medium-paced

5.0

The Waves by Virginia Woolf

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 2 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

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adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata

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reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

The Nice House on the Lake Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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The Wandering Earth by Cixin Liu

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adventurous informative reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

In Praise of Shadows by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

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lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.0

The Power by Naomi Alderman

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dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Good: the characters and character building.

Bad: very transphobic with the "it's biological" idea of the power. At least it's not discussed in the book at all beyond that. So. Plus didn't care much about the fact that the book seemed to tell the tale of "if women have power they abuse it and there's nothing you can do about it". A rather boring take on it to be honest.

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