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628 reviews

Essex Dogs by Dan Jones

adventurous funny informative 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

3.0

Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.0

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

dark emotional funny informative medium-paced

3.0

The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest by Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling

dark mysterious relaxing medium-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? It's complicated

2.0

Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy

dark reflective medium-paced

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

2.0

The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae by Steven Pressfield

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.0

Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins

challenging dark medium-paced

1.5

Dragons of the Hourglass Mage by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

adventurous dark emotional relaxing 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

2.5

The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer

informative reflective medium-paced

2.0