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The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This was quite a tough read but also very enjoyable, it had a sleepy, dreamlike quality. I *do* feel like the literal last page ruined it but I'm just going to pretend it didn't happen x
Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia

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lighthearted 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

I think the idea for this book was fine but I thought the writing was really quite poor. It definitely needed more drafts and editing before it was released.
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Godkiller by Hannah Kaner

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

5.0

Read this book!!!!
Orlando by Virginia Woolf

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adventurous funny mysterious fast-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

3.75

Absolutely love the early gender bending and time/space travel but disliked the casual racism
Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

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emotional reflective relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

Ethereal and flowing poetry about wanting to know and be known.
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson

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emotional reflective 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? No

3.5

It was poetic, and I appreciated it, but I'm not sure I enjoyed it.
Love Letters: Vita and Virginia by Virginia Woolf, Vita Sackville-West

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emotional relaxing medium-paced

5.0

I'm so glad I read this book.
Spangles, Glam, Gaywaves and Tubes by Gary James

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informative lighthearted medium-paced

2.0

Life as a Unicorn: A Journey from Shame to Pride and Everything in Between by Amrou Al-Kadhi

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hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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The Forge & The Flood by Miles Nelson

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

2.0