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340 reviews

Down the River Unto the Sea by Walter Mosley

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton by Jeff Pearlman

informative

3.75

The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

4.0

Net Work: Training the Nba's Best and Finding the Keys to Greatness by Rob McClanaghan

informative inspiring medium-paced

3.25

The Mamba Mentality: How I Play by Kobe Bryant

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.5

Music Is History by Ben Greenman, Questlove

emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

The Gunslinger by Stephen King

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports by Jeff Passan

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius: What Game Designers, Economists, Ballet Choreographers, and Theoretical Astrophysicists Reveal about the Greate by Nick Greene

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

4.25

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

funny informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0