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The Last Day of a Condemned Man by Victor Hugo

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dark reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

La importancia de llamarse Ernesto by Oscar Wilde

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Every now and then after reading a heavy, dark novel you just need to read a nonsensical bit of fun. That’s what The Importance of Being Earnest is. It’s a farcical, comical play about the upper class of late 19th century england; a satire on their shallowness, hypocrisy, and social snobbery. But most of all it’s a fun poke at society and that’s my favorite kind of novels.

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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challenging dark emotional reflective slow-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

5.0

I understand why people don’t like this book. It is dark and it is heavy handed with symbolism and themes we were forced to study in high school. But for me those are what made the work enjoyable. And I appreciated the true character Hester showed throughout the novel. From refusing to name her co-sinner to facing down her former husband to planning an escape, she showed strength and resilience.

Silas Marner by George Eliot

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced