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201 reviews

Happy Place by Emily Henry

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

2.0

Bliss Montage by Ling Ma

reflective

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

3.75

Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Milkman by Anna Burns

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

Katalin Street by Magda Szabó

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The Door by Magda Szabó

dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Devotion by Patti Smith

reflective slow-paced

Orlanda by Jacqueline Harpman

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

About People by Juli Zeh

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.5

Childhood, Youth, Dependency: The Copenhagen Trilogy by Tove Ditlevsen

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

4.0