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Pale Blue Dot

Carl Sagan

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0/10

How central romantic relationships are to the book.

Little or noneOriginal profileAt the heart of it
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How much physical action, combat, and confrontation drive the book.

QuietOriginal profileAction-packed
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How much the book revolves around questions, secrets, and discovery.

Few secretsOriginal profileFull of questions
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The strength of dread, cruelty, loss, and disturbing atmosphere.

LightOriginal profileVery dark
4/10

The speed and momentum of the reading experience.

ReflectiveOriginal profileRelentless
More ways to mix Worldbuilding, humor, emotion & complexity
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How much attention the book gives its setting, history, and rules.

MinimalOriginal profileDeeply developed
1/10

The prominence of wit, banter, satire, and comedy.

SeriousOriginal profileVery funny
2/10

The emotional weight of relationships, loss, and character choices.

GentleOriginal profilePowerful
7/10

How demanding the prose, structure, systems, and ideas are to follow.

Easy to enterOriginal profileDemanding
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Keep what you loved. Change what you wanted more of.

Choose a book you know, then turn up the mystery, ease off the romance, or find a faster pace. Book Mixer compares nine editorial scores and gives extra weight to the qualities you change.

The scores describe a reading experience; they are Book Review Guide judgments, not customer ratings. Recommendations begin with standalone books and series starting points. A sequel can still be your reference.

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