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649 reviews

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Move Like Water: My Story of the Sea by Hannah Stowe

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

4.0

So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

challenging hopeful informative fast-paced

5.0

Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

challenging dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

When God Was a Woman by Merlin Stone

challenging informative sad slow-paced

4.0

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.