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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: Complicated

Unbearably boring. Nothing happens except Ava being a bitch.
hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Super freaking cute found family story, but the low stakes and the lack of depth made it a slow read for me.

Horns

Joe Hill

DID NOT FINISH: 29%

The initial idea is great. Much like the <i>Lucifer</i> TV show, our protagonist wakes up with a devilish ability (and horns) to make people confess their truest feelings.

Then it veers into a backstory that has paragraph upon paragraph about female virginity that made me a little nauseous, and was boring to boot.

Giving up at 29%.
adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A brilliant thriller with all the beautiful writing of literary fiction. I watched the show a few years ago, yet even knowing the ending, I was still invested every step of the way.
adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

All of the creeping existential dread of <i>House of Leaves</i> and <i>Annihilation</i> but with none of the irritating ambiguity! Also it's surprisingly funny.

The Philosophy of Civilization

Albert Schweitzer

DID NOT FINISH: 51%

I tried so hard. Made it 178 pages but I'm giving up.
funny lighthearted medium-paced

I genuinely laughed out loud at some points, and cringed so hard I hurt my face at others.

The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao

Junot Díaz

DID NOT FINISH: 3%

I only made it 30 minutes into the audio. Unbearably sexist and racist.
dark sad tense 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 can't tell if Allegra was supposed to be autistic or if Hrdlitschka just couldn't handle writing relationships, but either way, I spent most of my time here cringing. Every interaction Allegra had with anyone was painful.

I also think the teacher behaved extremely inappropriately, and it made me feel gross that the overwhelming message is that Allegra did something wrong.