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The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich

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

5.0

The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America by Paola Ramos

challenging informative reflective

5.0

I finished this a few weeks before the election, but if you're surprised by some of the demographic shifts rightward, this offers solid insight.

(And if you want to know what can be done to counter those shifts, I recommend reading 'Doppelganger' by Naomi Klein.)

Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte

dark funny

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

5.0

Magical/Realism: Essays on Music, Memory, Fantasy and Borders by Vanessa Angélica Villarreal

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

Autocracy Inc: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World by Anne Applebaum

challenging informative fast-paced

The Quiet Damage: QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family by Jesselyn Cook

challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

5.0

Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner

mysterious reflective slow-paced

5.0

When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s by John Ganz

informative medium-paced

5.0

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

challenging dark sad

5.0