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174 reviews
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Private Rites by Julia Armfield
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Joyful: The surprising power of ordinary things to create extraordinary happiness by Ingrid Fetell Lee
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.25
Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us by Rachel Aviv
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
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
Solitary: Unbroken by Four Decades in Solitary Confinement by Albert Woodfox
dark
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
4.5
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
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