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Beloved by Toni Morrison

challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Secondary Poems by Jo Bahdo

challenging emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

4.25

The Innocents by Michael Crummey

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Mouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin

5.0

Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

House Inspections by Carsten René Nielsen

challenging emotional inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

3.75

Western Lane by Chetna Maroo

5.0