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Nightcrawling

Leila Mottley

4.5

dark emotional sad 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: No

The Furrows

Namwali Serpell

3.75

emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Vela: The Complete Season 1

Becky Chambers, Rivers Solomon, Yoon Ha Lee, S.L. Huang

4.25

adventurous tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

5.0

hopeful sad 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

Gideon the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir

3.0

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

O Pioneers!

Willa Cather

4.75

hopeful inspiring sad 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: No

Lapvona

Ottessa Moshfegh

4.75

challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Under the Banner of Heaven

Jon Krakauer

3.25

dark informative sad slow-paced

Gone, Baby, Gone

Dennis Lehane

3.5

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Travels with Charley in Search of America

John Steinbeck

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced