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216 reviews

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa

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

4.0

A relaxing short read you can finish in one sitting. Ahhh the joys of reading! 
I Could Live Here Forever by Hanna Halperin

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dark emotional sad slow-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

4.5

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The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

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adventurous challenging dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa

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

4.0

Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

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emotional reflective sad slow-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

A great read addressing the horrifying use of separating families and children as a form of political control. Even though fictional, this is reflective of many real life past and present occurrences (removal of Indigenous children to US boarding schools, separation of migrant families at the US border). No one can deny Celeste Ng is an incredible writer. This is her 3rd book I’ve read and all of them flow so easily it’s like reading a movie. I give 4 stars only because the subject matter is so sad and depressing and I also wish she used inverted commas for her characters’ speech.
We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman

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emotional funny sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura

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adventurous mysterious relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The Inseparables by Simone de Beauvoir

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challenging reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth

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dark mysterious 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

4.0

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A-Okay by Jarad Greene

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lighthearted relaxing slow-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

4.0