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72 reviews

The Overstory by Richard Powers

emotional informative reflective sad 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

Gruesome Playground Injuries by Rajiv Joseph

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

Tuff by Paul Beatty

dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon

mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

Just Us: An American Conversation by Claudia Rankine

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Cockroaches by Jordan Stump, Scholastique Mukasonga

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

4.25

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0