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The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu

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

5.0

Men At Arms by Terry Pratchett

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

Hogfather by Terry Pratchett

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

The Seep by Chana Porter

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reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.5

felt like a snapshot of a bigger, more fleshed-out work. i liked the scifi worldbuilding bits, the Thoughts on Grief, the musings about what makes us us. but as a whole.. and the ending… meh

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Death Sentences by Kawamata Chiaki

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adventurous
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

genuinely couldnt understand some of it & the fore-/afterwords went completely over my head. but an enjoyable read, had some interesting thoughts on the power of words & the role of translation
Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 29%.
dnf on chapter 7 (dishwasher); i wish i liked this. the ideas/atmosphere are interesting but the writing is.. annoying?