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258 reviews

Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream by Buzz Bissinger

informative inspiring relaxing fast-paced

5.0

Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History by Casey Michel, Casey Michel

informative medium-paced

5.0

The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, Fiction, Classics by Daniel Defoe

challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

challenging sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

funny informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

West with the Night by Beryl Markham

adventurous informative lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

4.0

God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert

challenging slow-paced

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

2.75

No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, the Home Front in World War II by Doris Kearns Goodwin

informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History by Stephen Jay Gould

challenging informative slow-paced

3.75