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78 reviews

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

dark hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

3.5

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

adventurous dark reflective 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? Yes

3.5

Benito Cereno by Herman Melville

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

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

Sula by Toni Morrison

challenging dark emotional reflective 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 Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

dark emotional reflective 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? No

4.5

O Pioneers! by Willa Cather

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

4.0

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi

4.0

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

5.0