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The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

The Name of the Wind

Patrick Rothfuss

3.5
adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Vision Vol. 2: Little Better Than A Beast by Tom King

Vision Vol. 2: Little Better Than A Beast

Tom King

3.75
dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Essex County, Vol. 1: Tales from the Farm by Jeff Lemire

Essex County, Vol. 1: Tales from the Farm

Jeff Lemire

4.5
emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Vision, Volume 1: Little Worse Than A Man by Tom King

The Vision, Volume 1: Little Worse Than A Man

Tom King

3.25
medium-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
Onion Skin by Edgar Camacho

Onion Skin

Edgar Camacho

4.5
adventurous hopeful reflective relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Saga, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan

Saga, Vol. 1

Brian K. Vaughan

4.0
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Sweet Tooth: The Deluxe Edition, Book Three by Jeff Lemire

Sweet Tooth: The Deluxe Edition, Book Three

Jeff Lemire

4.0
adventurous emotional reflective medium-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
Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka, Vol. 1 by Osamu Tezuka, Takashi Nagasaki, Naoki Urasawa

Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka, Vol. 1

Osamu Tezuka, Takashi Nagasaki, Naoki Urasawa

5.0
adventurous reflective tense 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: Yes
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

The Old Man and the Sea

Ernest Hemingway

4.25
emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
This is probably the saddest hopeful book I've ever read
Gotham Central, Vol. 1: In the Line of Duty by Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka, Michael Lark

Gotham Central, Vol. 1: In the Line of Duty

Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka, Michael Lark

4.0
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No