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twotoes

dark emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It took me a bit to get into this but it turned out to be a good experience. 
dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Another great novel by Jim Thompson. In the end I feel pretty bad for Carol. 
adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

There are some interesting aspects to this but ultimately I found it boring and a bit wordy. 
dark fast-paced
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No

Basically a collection of vignettes focused on a hit man. I didn't find it captivating on the whole but a few of the chapters had some interesting premises. 
dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This just gets darker and darker. Al makes a horrible descion and then he keeps making them.  It has a 70s Clint Eastwood cinematic feel to it. 
dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

You'll want to attend an Al-Anon meeting after this.