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The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison by Hugh Ryan

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informative sad slow-paced

3.5

The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Usable Trim, Scraps, and Bones by Anthony Bourdain

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funny hopeful informative lighthearted slow-paced

3.0

The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens

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

3.5

Pretty sure the flaws of the character weren't supposed to be a main focus but the main character also made a series of grade a stupidass decisions
A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo

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emotional hopeful sad fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

Dinner on Monster Island: Essays by Tania de Rozario

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dark reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

Hotel Du Lac by Anita Brookner

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mysterious reflective sad slow-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

2.25

The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

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dark informative sad slow-paced

4.5

Mister Magic by Kiersten White

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dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

Carolina Moonset by Matt Goldman

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mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0