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The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 40%.
I wasn't able to engage with the writing, characters, nor story.
What the Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.
On loan from library, needed to return.
Pyre by Perumal Murugan

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.25

The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li

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adventurous hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

On a Woman's Madness by Astrid H. Roemer

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 29%.
Very fragmented and doesn't have a lot of structure. I read 20% in one sitting and enjoyed it, but after putting the book down for a few days and continuing to read, I am lost. 
What We Fed to the Manticore by Talia Lakshmi Kolluri

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes

4.75

Day by Michael Cunningham

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reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No

2.75

Zaitoun: Recipes from the Palestinian Kitchen by Yasmin Khan

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5.0

The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb

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mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No

3.0

The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 53%.
Very hard to follow. The punctuation was abysmal, maybe on purpose, but I think it ultimately did a disservice to the book.