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488 reviews

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

Captain Pamphile by Tony Robinson, Alexandre Dumas, Andrew Brown

adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.0

The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero by Timothy Egan

adventurous emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

4.5

Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie

adventurous inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

Peter Camenzind by Hermann Hesse

adventurous hopeful reflective 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

4.0

Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson

informative inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

4.0

The Infinite Plan by Isabel Allende

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis

informative medium-paced

4.0

Hiroshima by John Hersey

dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

4.5

The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.0