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Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami

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adventurous dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.75

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

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reflective sad fast-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

4.25

Severance by Ling Ma

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Bad ending.

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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Uniquely written. Unique plot. Unique characters. Ended my 11 year reading slump.

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Win Me Something by Kyle Lucia Wu

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emotional reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

3.75

Well developed characters, fast paced in a good way, easy read. Beautiful writing that kept me interested. She is a literary pro.

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