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booksmithscientist

Seven Devils

L.R. Lam, Elizabeth May

5.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

People From My Neighbourhood

Hiromi Kawakami

3.0

funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

An intriguing book but I was very confused the whole time. It sounds like a fascinating neighbourhood and I wanted more of a story but, equally, the lack of story is the beauty of this book.

Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy's Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love

Tori Dunlap

5.0

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Five Quarters of the Orange

Joanne Harris

4.0

emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

Becky Chambers

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

The Giver

Lois Lowry

3.5

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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: No

He Who Drowned the World

Shelley Parker-Chan

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I think I'd prefer to read this rather than audiobook it as I struggled to keep up with some of the names and places. Loved the story though and it's well narrated.

A Brief History of Time: From The Big Bang to Black Holes

Stephen Hawking

5.0

informative inspiring slow-paced

The Book of Trespass: Crossing the Lines that Divide Us

Nick Hayes

DID NOT FINISH: 19%

Right book, wrong time. Just not vibing with it right now.

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

5.0

challenging dark inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

What an eye opener. Loved every bit of this and I'm only disappointed that I didn't read it sooner. Not only is the book a perfect dystopian that I urge anyone to read, but Bradbury's afterword is essential too.

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