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324 reviews

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris

dark funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

A Well Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy by Tia Levings

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Dream State by Eric Puchner

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Bone of the Bone: Essays on America by a Daughter of the Working Class by Sarah Smarsh

hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-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

The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures by ND Stevenson

hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

The Giver by Lois Lowry

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced