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Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill

Heart-Shaped Box

Joe Hill

4.25
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Stranger by Albert Camus

The Stranger

Albert Camus

3.75
dark medium-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
Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino

Beautyland

Marie-Helene Bertino

5.0
emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Road by Cormac McCarthy

The Road

Cormac McCarthy

4.0
dark sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

Anxious People

Fredrik Backman

5.0
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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
Carrie by Stephen King

Carrie

Stephen King

4.25
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Great State of West Florida by Kent Wascom

The Great State of West Florida

Kent Wascom

3.25
adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
There is a lot of graphic violence in this book, and that is not for me. The story was interesting enough though and told in a compelling way, though the family tree was confusing. 
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The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Dispossessed

Ursula K. Le Guin

3.5
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
I wanted to like this book but I am just not the right audience. I need drama.
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party by Daniel James Brown

The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party

Daniel James Brown

4.0
dark informative medium-paced
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir

4.5
adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes