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A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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

3.0

The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon

funny mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.5

Gulliver's Travels and Other Writings by Jonathan Swift

3.5

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

adventurous challenging funny hopeful informative tense medium-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

3.5

A Tale of Two Gardens by Octavio Paz

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing fast-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

4.5

End of the Drive by Louis L'Amour

3.0

Echoes in the Silence by Ian A. MacKenzie

4.5

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.5