The 52 Book Club's 2024 Reading Challenge - hosted by the52bookclub

A character-driven novel
Novels can generally be broken down into either plot-driven or character-driven stories. For this prompt, we want the characters and their inner conflicts, personal journeys, growth, and overall character arcs to be the main focus of the book. 
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Small Joys by Elvin James Mensah

Small Joys

Elvin James Mensah

386 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Lila by Naima Coster

Lila

The One #7

Naima Coster

35 pages • digital • 2019

nonfiction memoir short stories emotional reflective slow-paced
Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved by Kate Bowler

Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved

Kate Bowler

186 pages • hardcover • 2018

nonfiction memoir religion emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis

Floating Hotel

Grace Curtis

304 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Sophia's wens by Corina Bomann

Sophia's wens

Corina Bomann

524 pages • digital

fiction historical romance
All Is Bright by RaeAnne Thayne

All Is Bright

Hope's Crossing #8

RaeAnne Thayne

352 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon

The Yiddish Policemen's Union

Michael Chabon

414 pages • paperback • 2007

fiction mystery science fiction dark funny mysterious medium-paced
Dark Needs at Night's Edge by Kresley Cole

Dark Needs at Night's Edge

Immortals After Dark #5

Kresley Cole

368 pages • paperback • 2008

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Christmas Mystery by Jostein Gaarder

The Christmas Mystery

Jostein Gaarder

175 pages • paperback • 1992

fiction fantasy philosophy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Hercule Poirot #1

Agatha Christie

3 hours, 53 minutes • audio • 1920

fiction classics crime mystery mysterious medium-paced