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70 reviews

Novacene: The Coming Age of Hyperintelligence by James Lovelock, Bryan Appleyard

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.75

Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

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

5.0

W0RLDTR33 (Worldtree) Volume 2 by James Tynion IV

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challenging dark tense fast-paced

3.5

Ornament and Crime: Selected Essays by Adolf Loos

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informative slow-paced

2.75

i just read near 300 pages of an austrian architect telling me his opinions on everything, and while he was amusing in parts and insightful in others, i feel no differently about anything after putting it down. 
Berserk, Vol. 1 by Kentaro Miura

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

3.75

Playing to the Gallery by Grayson Perry

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funny informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

Misery by Stephen King

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

4.0

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison

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

4.0

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

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challenging dark emotional tense 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

4.0

Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata

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

4.0

Murata you are a scary genius. A book for outsiders, a book for actual weirdos.