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303 reviews

Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson

lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe

challenging informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote by Elaine F. Weiss

challenging informative inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

5.0

Absolutely fascinating look into an era of history I knew very little about- and I’m so annoyed I knew so little about this movement that changed the world! These women were very imperfect but very determined, and they changed history- and we owe it to them to remember them.

The First Bad Man by Miranda July

challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

Beautiful, poetic, thoughtful, and sad

Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This Land That I Love: Irving Berlin, Woody Guthrie, and the Story of Two American Anthems by John Shaw

informative inspiring slow-paced

4.0

The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm by Christopher Paolini

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.75