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86 reviews

Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

Everyone should read this one.

Fated by S.G. Browne

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

0.25

Do not read this book. It had some chances to be good, but the ending is really awful. 

The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

3.75

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

adventurous hopeful 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? No

5.0

Wow. Really very good. 

Dottir: My Journey to Becoming a Two-Time Crossfit Games Champion by Rory McKernan, Katrin Davidsdottir

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko

adventurous fast-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

Save Yourself by Cameron Esposito

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

everyone should read this book 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave: A Library of America Paperback Classic by Frederick Douglass

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

Everyone should read this book.