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The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
emotional
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Sipping iced coffee on one of the first days of spring while waiting for an old friend to call, that's what this book feels like
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use
Moderate: Child abuse and Death of parent
Odinsbarn by Siri Pettersen
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I forced all my friends to read this in 9th grade
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
De dødes tjern by André Bjerke
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
okay so the narrator is kinda sexist but that’s okay cuz no one in the story takes him seriously and he is portrayed a useless little man
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
challenging
informative
fast-paced
4.0
So much information, but packed so tightly together. Simply too much too fast, I'll need to read this several times for it to stick.
Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
A great light summer read when you need a break from all those heavy dark books you read
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I wish there had been more focus on the characters and their interactions than on the action
The King's Men by Nora Sakavic
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
I'm overly attached to this
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture
Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
informative
medium-paced
4.25
Fun if you're into neuroscience, the writing's not too technical so it's very accesible. Makes a few interesting points.