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237 reviews

Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

challenging dark sad slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times by Azar Nafisi

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War: Authorized Edition by Ernesto Che Guevara

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

Daughters of the Deer by Danielle Daniel

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, and Violence

The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine by Serhii Plokhy

informative slow-paced

4.0

Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka

adventurous funny hopeful informative medium-paced

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

4.5

The Whisper Network by Chandler Baker

reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

Too many times I had to put down this book from pure frustration. 

Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen

5.0