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126 reviews

Commonwealth by Ann Patchett

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.0

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.5

The Measure by Nikki Erlick

adventurous reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

New York, My Village by Uwem Akpan

3.25

Disoriental by Négar Djavadi

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

Time of the Flies by Claudia Piñeiro

adventurous emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Claudia Pineiro and Frances Riddle you will always be famous. She takes readers in her palms and with so much love and thought, transports them. A master of suspense 

Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75