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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-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
5.0
The Unbroken by C.L. Clark
medium-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
3.25
Xenogenesis by Octavia E. Butler
challenging
mysterious
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
4.0
The Truce at Bakura by Kathy Tyers
adventurous
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
The Book of Webs by Jesse Cohn
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Truly one of the most unique books I've ever read. Highly recommend it for everyone, but especially for fans of House of Leaves, postmodernists, people reading on their lunchbreak at the Leftist Infighting Factory, those of us who are acutely aware of their own body parts to the point of obsession, unmedicated neurodivergent teenagers, ex-arachnophobes (and those intent on becoming such), fans of run-on sentences, and those of us who can never remember if we're disassociating or not.
Content Warnings
Irreality and paranoia are major themes of this book, to the point where they dictate the entire (lack of) structure of the work.
Milk Fed by Melissa Broder
emotional
tense
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? Yes
4.5
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.5