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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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The Chosen by Chaim Potok

The Chosen

Reuven Malter #1

Chaim Potok

304 pages • paperback • 1967

fiction classics emotional reflective slow-paced
Bored Gay Werewolf by Tony Santorella

Bored Gay Werewolf

Tony Santorella

256 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ adventurous funny fast-paced
If I Stay by Gayle Forman

If I Stay

If I Stay #1

Gayle Forman

261 pages • paperback • 2009

fiction contemporary young adult emotional sad medium-paced
The Blood Traitor by Lynette Noni

The Blood Traitor

The Prison Healer #3

Lynette Noni

441 pages • digital • 2022

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Calypso by David Sedaris

Calypso

David Sedaris

259 pages • paperback • 2018

nonfiction essays memoir emotional funny reflective fast-paced
Another Woman's Husband by Gill Paul

Another Woman's Husband

Gill Paul

464 pages • paperback • 2019

fiction historical romance reflective medium-paced
Babysitter by Joyce Carol Oates

Babysitter

Joyce Carol Oates

17 hours, 21 minutes • audio • 2022

fiction historical mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Secret Gardens Rewilded by Anthea Simmons

The Secret Gardens Rewilded

Anthea Simmons

272 pages • digital • 2024 user-added

fiction middle grade
How It All Blew Up by Arvin Ahmadi

How It All Blew Up

Arvin Ahmadi

272 pages • paperback • 2020

fiction lgbtqia+ young adult emotional hopeful medium-paced
The Mystery of Four by Sam Blake

The Mystery of Four

Sam Blake

400 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction crime mystery thriller mysterious medium-paced