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Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

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emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

Ishiguro is fast becoming a favorite author. I lived this one too.
Klara's bargaining with the sun reminded me of my religious deconstruction although the sun pulled through for her
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The Mist by Stephen King

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dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

This was awful. I would have DNF'd but I used this for a reading challenge prompt. What a horrible waste of words. 
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Beartown by Fredrik Backman

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.
Too mamy characters to follow on audiobook. Will pick up a physical copy later. 
All Fours by Miranda July

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

4.25

The ending was weak imo but u enjoyed the ride! I think with a different ending it could have been five stars. I know this genre is controversial but I really enjoyed this particular take on it. I don't think this romanticized mid-life crises at all. 
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The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

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dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I liked this quite a bit better than the first book, however, I think that's that's to the narrators and the fact that this content was all novel to me unlike The Handmaid's Tale where I had watched the show. 
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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

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dark reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

I really wish I had read this before watching the TV show as I think it impacted my enjoyment a little as I was anticipating ahead and not able to enjoy the moment.
The Historical Notes at the end blew my mind! Totally made the book for me
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We Had a Little Real Estate Problem: The Unheralded Story of Native Americans and Comedy by Kliph Nesteroff

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emotional funny informative fast-paced

4.5

Super informative! Very entertaining and engaging. The way the events weave in and out is nice for contextual purposes but did make it a little hard to follow at times. 
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Yours Cheerfully by A.J. Pearce

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 2%.
Didn't realize this was a sequel, whoops!
The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 49%.
Not holding my attention, will try again on paper later 
We Are What We Eat by Alice Waters

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hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

Really interesting read that left me with a lot to think about. Definitely idealistic and not everything written about is fully feasible in our world today but a lot to aspire to!
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