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Un homme qui dort by Georges Perec

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dark reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

"my year of rest and relaxation" for Parisian guys who study social sciences

Infinity Son by Adam Silvera

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 34%.

Overdone, boring, horribly written, nothing exciting, predictable

The Shadow Out of Time by H.P. Lovecraft

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dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Strangers on a Pier: Portrait of a Family by Tash Aw

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reflective medium-paced

3.75

A Place Called Winter by Patrick Gale

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emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Au coeur des autres: journal d'un travailleur social by Xavier Bouchereau

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hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.5

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In Search of Mary Shelley: The Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein by Fiona Sampson

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informative tense medium-paced

3.75

La Horde du Contrevent by Alain Damasio

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adventurous reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

House of Light by Mary Oliver

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3.75

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

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emotional relaxing medium-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

3.25

I was ready to give this 4 stars or more because two thirds of it were great. I really liked the characters, even though this book is like 90% insanely long conversations with little to no actual scenes taking place or descriptions. Weirdly, it worked, even though from a writing standpoint : wtf? I like the overall writing and tone.

But from Chapter 39 it gets actually insane in a bad way and nothing makes sense. They introduce this weird villain guy we've seen in only one scene and have 3 pages of him asking both characters to "suck his cock". I have no clue if it's originally some fanfic and the character is a nod to something in the og work so there's not much buildup, but that's how it felt. Like there was NO sex in the book at all until like 80% of it, there's a long long long sex scene of the main couple. Mind you, nothing at all sexual happened ro was mentionned before. there's no sexual desire buildup. Smut is not something I particularly enjoy reading in general, but fair enough. However, it's so weird rhat the whole book becomes just About sex suddenly (???).

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