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397 reviews

Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective medium-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

4.0

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The narrator for the audiobook is Dominic Hoffman and he was so good that he's going on my list of GOAT audiobook narrators. He's only the second to make it onto that list.

This book is, in my opinion, perfect. It's much more than a plot: it's a whole community. Everyone is padded out so beautifully and all the ends are woven in so expertly that I feel like I could look these people up in the library and find evidence of their real lives. 
It is sad and at times, desperate. But it's also joyous, funny and hopeful. I very rarely read books again but this is going on my list to do so.

Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil by Tom Mueller

adventurous informative medium-paced

4.5

The Twilight Garden by Sara Nisha Adams

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad 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? Yes

4.0

Death at the Belvedere by Sue Williams

lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad medium-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

5.0

Come & Get It by Kiley Reid

lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver

slow-paced

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

3.0

Kill Your Husbands by Jack Heath

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Juno Loves Legs by Karl Geary

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Terminal illness