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89 reviews

The West Passage by Jared Pechaček

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides

3.5

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.5

There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

adventurous informative mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

challenging emotional informative mysterious 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

4.5

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

White Teeth by Zadie Smith

5.0

Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima

challenging dark reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

4.25

Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin

5.0