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Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us by Rachel Aviv

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emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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

4.0

Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny by Kate Manne

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challenging informative slow-paced

3.75

Solitary: Unbroken by Four Decades in Solitary Confinement by Albert Woodfox

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dark hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.5

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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adventurous challenging dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz

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emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

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

3.5

Huda F Are You by Huda Fahmy

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funny informative lighthearted fast-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

3.75

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

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dark funny reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney

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

4.0