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Vagabonds! by Eloghosa Osunde

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

Faebound by Saara El-Arifi

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

Rise of the Videogame Zinesters: How Freaks, Normals, Amateurs, Artists, Dreamers, Drop-outs, Queers, Housewives, and People Like You Are Taking Back an Art Form by Anna Anthropy

informative inspiring medium-paced

3.75

A lot of time has passed since this was written in videogame years, and it's really interesting but also kind of uncannu

High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America by Jessica B. Harris

informative medium-paced

5.0

Watercolor: Paintings of Contemporary Artists by Leslie Dutcher, Sujean Rim

lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

4.5

The king tugged on my heartstrings.

The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

Brilliantly intriguing antagonist omg

I'm not sure about the ages?

Bitter Root, Vol. 1: Family Business by Chuck Brown, David F. Walker

adventurous challenging informative mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

Murder at Cape Three Points by Kwei Quartey

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout by Dan Ozzi, Laura Jane Grace
Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.

This would make more sense if I knew the subject