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163 reviews

The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America by Timothy Snyder

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Strega by Johanne Lykke Holm

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.75

Porn: An Oral History by Polly Barton

challenging hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro

reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Fancy Bear Goes Phishing: The Dark History of the Information Age, in Five Extraordinary Hacks by Scott J. Shapiro

funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History by Serhii Plokhy

hopeful informative medium-paced

4.0

The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro

adventurous mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Rules: A Short History of What We Live by by Lorraine Daston

informative reflective medium-paced

2.5

Boulder by Eva Baltasar

emotional reflective sad 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

The Strange by Nathan Ballingrud

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0