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Middle Passage by Charles Johnson

adventurous dark funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

52 Short Books Buddy Read 2023
From the book: A Year of Reading - Briefly Great Short Books by Kenneth C. Davis

Wintercombe by Pamela Belle

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad slow-paced

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

5.0

The Trysting Place by Mary Balogh

lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

Maus: A Survivor's Tale. My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

52 Short Books Buddy Read 2023
From the book: A Year of Reading - Briefly Great Short Books by Kenneth C. Davis

He Knew He Was Right by Anthony Trollope

challenging funny reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.0

#trolloping buddy read on Instagram - May 2023

The First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder

emotional informative inspiring sad fast-paced

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

4.0

#LittleHouse buddy read on Litsy - July 2023

Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

The Office BFFs: Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There by Angela Kinsey, Jenna Fischer

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

4.0

Review copy provided by publisher - June 2022

Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution by Donald Goldsmith, Neil deGrasse Tyson

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

audiobook via Libby - August 2022

The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym by Paula Byrne

challenging funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0