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Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

emotional reflective slow-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

Lote by Shola von Reinhold

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

Doppelganger by Naomi Klein

challenging dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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 Marchelle Farrell, Michael Malay, Ellena Savage, Rebecca May Johnson, Amy Key, Caleb Azumah Nelson, Amy-Jane Beer, Roger Deakin, Jamal Mahjoub, Tessa Hadley, Niellah Arboine, Jo Hamya

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