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41 reviews

The Tin Can Tree by Anne Tyler

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

3.5

A very typical Ann Tyler book - nothing happens, but you enjoy it not happening. A light read.
Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins by Garry Kasparov, Mig Greengard

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informative lighthearted medium-paced

3.0

The parts about the author's own games are the most interesting.
Zuleikha by Guzel Yakhina

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challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman

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

2.0

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

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emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn

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

4.0

Nice light reading with great language
Understanding Psychology as a Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Statistical Inference by Zoltan Dienes

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informative medium-paced

3.5

The first part is probably the strongest.
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

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

4.0

Perfect holiday read: it's well-written and intense, but it's not a challenging read at all, the plot develops quickly and hooks you in. It's kind of like a well-written soap opera, in the nicest way possible.
The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) by Katie Mack

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.
It required more understanding of physics and/or more focus on the content than I had.
All the Young Dudes by MsKingBean89

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adventurous emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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