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annietaber

Find Me

André Aciman

3.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Six of Crows

Leigh Bardugo

4.0

adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

My Brilliant Friend

Elena Ferrante

3.0

reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Idiot

Elif Batuman

1.0

dark funny reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

2.0

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Writers & Lovers

Lily King

5.0

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Swimming in the Dark

Tomasz Jedrowski

5.0

emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Upon second read (2024): A masterpiece. Perfectly paced, tragic, frank and nuanced about the sacrifices it takes to resist and how love and politics have always been intertwined. I feel for these characters so, so much. And now, having actually read Giovanni’s Room, I feel like I get this even more.