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72 reviews

Meeting the Universe Halfway: Quantum Physics and the Entanglement of Matter and Meaning by Karen Barad

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

emotional reflective relaxing 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? Yes

4.0

The Prophet by جبران خليل جبران, Kahlil Gibran

hopeful reflective fast-paced

3.25

The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The Complete Stories by Clarice Lispector

adventurous challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

Provisional Biography of Mose Eakins by Evan Dara

challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.5

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration by David Wojnarowicz

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0