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433 reviews

The Quality of Silence by Rosamund Lupton

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Sorrow & Bliss by Meg Mason

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-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

4.5

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki

dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious 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

4.0

Case Study by Graeme Macrae Burnet

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality by Ronald E. Purser

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

The message Purser conveys is enlightening and necessaey, but the writing is repetitive. In the editing process they forgoy to cut > 100 pages. 

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

4.0

This One Sky Day by Leone Ross

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

Real Estate by Deborah Levy

emotional funny inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

The Price of Salt, or Carol by Patricia Highsmith

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Grounded: How Contact with Nature Can Improve Our Mental and Physical Wellbeing by Ruth Allen

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

3.5