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129 reviews

Kindheit by Tove Ditlevsen

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adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

4.0

Die bekannte Welt by Edward P. Jones, H.-C. Oeser

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challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

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challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Candide, or the Optimist by Voltaire

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

4.0

Barracoon: Die Geschichte des letzten amerikanischen Sklaven by Zora Neale Hurston

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informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

Nicht Chicago. Nicht hier. by Kirsten Boie

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Was ich sonst noch verpasst habe by Lucia Berlin

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adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Rückkehr nach Missing by Abraham Verghese

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challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

Secondhand-Zeit: Leben auf den Trümmern des Sozialismus by Swetlana Alexijewitsch, Svetlana Alexiévich

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 11%.