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140 reviews

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

2.5

I wanted to like this so badly. But yeah, no. 

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami

hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.0

Love running. Love Murakami. That's about all I can say. 

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I cried in public while reading this book, multiple times. If i could rate it 100 stars i would.

An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Great story, unnecessarily long. 

The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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? No

3.5

L'Evenement by Annie Ernaux

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Hilda by Marie NDiaye

4.0

Le ravissement de Lol V. Stein by Marguerite Duras

3.5

La Femme indépendante: Extraits du «Deuxième Sexe» by Martine Reid, Simone de Beauvoir

4.0