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209 reviews

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

dark funny reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz

adventurous emotional informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Atomic Anna by Rachel Barenbaum

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Seveneves by Neal Stephenson

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

A flawless science fiction novel that somehow takes us to the very brink of human existence and beyond.

The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

A great setup that ultimately fails to pay off entirely. That said I’ll probably read the rest of the trilogy all the same. 

Starter Villain by John Scalzi

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.75

A fun, silly, easy sci-fi novel from one of my favorite authors. It includes talking cats, lasers, belligerent dolphins and a plot that moves along at a very brisk pace. I sort of wish it had set up a broader universe but sometimes just enough of a good things is a good thing. 

Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.75

A startlingly effective Time travel novel that goes to great lengths to humanize the past and breaks your heart a little in the process. 

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

challenging emotional informative mysterious 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

5.0

Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward

informative medium-paced

4.0

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

4.0