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53 reviews

Get In My Swamp by G.M. Fairy

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

2.25

There are no words in the English language... 
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The Hours by Michael Cunningham

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dark emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

It is a perfect ode to womanhood. It is melancholic and beautiful in a devastating way. I felt like I was being pushed out of my body while reading. 
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Bridge of Souls by V.E. Schwab

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Even though the first book is my favourite, this one is a good book too. Not perfect, but good! I got a little bored with the HP references throughout the narrative, but I understand that if I was 12 I would have loved these books. Notwithstanding, it was a fun read. 
Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I'm sure Ryan Ross won't be paying my therapy after this. 
The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I think the main objective of this book is to convince us all to k*** a billionaire... Well... I'm down with that. 
The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane by Julia Nobel

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fast-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

0.5

It saddens me to say that this book is a ridiculous waste of time. It's a bad Harry Potter fanfiction, with thousands of plot holes and a really poor writing. I cannot believe that so many people gave this book 5 stars when there are moments in this book where it is clear that the book was not well edited - if edited at all. I cannot express how mad I am. 
Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

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adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

Kinda anti-communist, but better than Orwell. 
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

It is what it is
and it is bad. 
Hamlet by William Shakespeare

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

3.0

I love Shakespeare but sometimes I wish he was a woman. 
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

Yes. I am, indeed, crazy.