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Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward

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

3.0

Dream on Monkey Mountain and Other Plays by Derek Walcott

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challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

Shadow and ACT by Ralph Ellison

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challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

Sister Deborah by Scholastique Mukasonga

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

3.0

Solenoid by Mircea Cărtărescu

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective slow-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

Some of Us Did Not Die: New and Selected Essays by June Jordan

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challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

The Evidence of Things Not Seen by James Baldwin

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challenging informative reflective medium-paced

1.0

Mother River by Can Xue

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adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0