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125 reviews

Golden Kamuy, Vol. 5 by Satoru Noda

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adventurous dark 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

4.0

The Houseguest: And Other Stories by Amparo Dávila

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

5.0

Entrancing, addictive and ambiguous in the best way possible.

I kept imagining these stories as a staged play, there something theatrical about this book.
Golden Kamuy, Vol. 4 by Satoru Noda

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

3.75

Felt a bit less well out together than the previous 
The Colour Purple by Alice Walker

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challenging hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

The more I wonder (…) the more I love.
De Profundis The Ballad of Reading Gaol & Other Writings by Oscar Wilde

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challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

Stunning. De Profundis is a delightful read and gives such in depth understanding of Wilde’s experience of prison/trial. The soul of a man under socialism is eloquent and just as relevant today as it was then.
Golden Kamuy, Vol. 3 by Satoru Noda

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adventurous dark fast-paced

4.0

Crush by Richard Siken

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challenging emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.5

I struggled with understanding all of it to be honest, but I also cried so there you go 
Golden Kamuy, Vol. 2 by Satoru Noda

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

4.0

Nice but like where do I find the space for another 29 volumes??
Golden Kamuy, Vol. 1 by Satoru Noda

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adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

My first manga, really enjoying the story and some of the  landscapes are beautiful, I like to take a few moments to contemplate  them.
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli

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informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

What a lovely little book, I started with the ‘order of time’, but really should have started here.

Still difficult for my brain to wrap itself around these ideas but I loved it anyway.