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165 reviews

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa

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lighthearted 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? It's complicated

2.0

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

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adventurous dark hopeful mysterious slow-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

3.5

Sounds and Sweet Airs: The Forgotten Women of Classical Music by Anna Beer

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informative medium-paced

4.5

Walking Practice by Dolki Min

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adventurous dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

Patient Zero and the Making of the AIDS Epidemic by Richard A. McKay

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informative medium-paced

5.0

Alley: Junji Ito Story Collection by Junji Ito

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

4.5

The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions by Larry Mitchell

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adventurous hopeful 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

5.0

Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou

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funny reflective medium-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

4.5

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer

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informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0