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301 reviews

Sultan Abdul Hamid II - The Last Great Ottoman Sultan by Muhammad Harb

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul by Deborah Rodriguez

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Very anti Pashtun. Read like it was written through the eyes of an orientalist. Teenage me would have devoured this but thankfully have spent the past few years decolonising my mind and way of thinking. 

The Housemaid Is Watching by Freida McFadden

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Hike by Lucy Clarke

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

4.0

The Maid by Nita Prose

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Not Alone by Sarah K. Jackson

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

On Palestine by Ilan Pappé, Noam Chomsky

informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

The Pashtun Tribes in Afghanistan by Ben Acheson

challenging informative tense medium-paced

5.0

A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza

challenging emotional hopeful reflective relaxing 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? Yes

5.0