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The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.75

John Green writes as someone who sees the horrors of the world, but who chooses to search for meaning & hope in it anyways. He makes me want to find my own hope again. Thank you, John.

Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan

funny reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

Borders by Thomas King

hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

Heartstopper Volume 4 by Alice Oseman

emotional informative lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

Breakwater by Katriona Chapman

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

Death Threat by Vivek Shraya

reflective fast-paced

3.75

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.25