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The Wall by Marlen Haushofer

dark emotional reflective 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

On Being Blue by William H. Gass

adventurous challenging funny reflective fast-paced

Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen by Suzanne Scanlon

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

Foster by Claire Keegan

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

By The River: Essays from the Water's Edge by Tessa Hadley, Marchelle Farrell, Rebecca May Johnson, Jamal Mahjoub, Jo Hamya, Michael Malay, Amy Key, Niellah Arboine, Caleb Azumah Nelson, Roger Deakin, Ellena Savage, Amy-Jane Beer

emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

Art & Lies by Jeanette Winterson

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

Hagstone by Sinéad Gleeson

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century by Olga Ravn

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

Prairie, Dresses, Art, Other by Danielle Dutton

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

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