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Doctor Sleep by Stephen King

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dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.25

So, this was actually pretty good. So many people shat on this when it came out but I liked it! It was good, fun, tense, and fairly unique and interesting in that King way. 

Can he still not write women without mentioning their breasts when it has nothing to do with what is going on? No. 

But! The plot was cool, the shining stuff was cool, the powers were cool and it was neat seeing what happened to Danny. Overall I liked it! 
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West by Dee Brown

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dark reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

Holy shit that was depressing. What the Americans did to the natives is unforgivable. It was just… horrific. The cruelty of it all. My god. 
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

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mysterious sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Ooof. That was hard 
Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 23%.
Will pick up later 
House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson

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

4.5

I liked it! I do wish we could’ve seen more of the world at large. Overall it was good. Solid. Very unique
Defekt by Nino Cipri

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Lone Women by Victor LaValle

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Damn. That was awesome! I loved it! I love westerns. I need more. It was so good. levalle has become an auto buy author of mine. I haven’t read anything bad by him yet. 
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

That was interesting. I don’t think I could be a doctor though. Gross. 
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

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

4.25

Huh. That was fun. I do like the musical better but it’s still good
All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

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inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

That was really good! I really enjoyed this one. It was very interesting. I liked it!