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605 reviews

The Macdermots of Ballycloran by Anthony Trollope

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Did not finish book.
Not in the mood.   Couldn't get into it
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

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reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.5

Daniel Deronda by George Eliot

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challenging emotional reflective slow-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

4.5

The Double by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

3.5

I'll like reading this in the future as a light palette cleanser.
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 6%.
Not feeling it
The Brazilian Cat by Arthur Conan Doyle

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope

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emotional funny hopeful relaxing slow-paced

4.0

The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot

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

4.25

LOVED this book but I love sad and intense books. 
The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.
Gross sexual violence innuendo and violence that I felt was getting worse and worse.