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475 reviews

Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

brief and brilliant

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The Brothers Karamazov (Bicentennial Edition): A Novel in Four Parts With Epilogue by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Did not finish book. Stopped at 3%.

it was a more tedious read and there were others I wanted to get to - it'll bubble back up

The Rich People Have Gone Away by Regina Porter

challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

4.25

Still Lives by Reshma Ruia

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

emotional reflective 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

3.75

Real Americans by Rachel Khong

Library loan expired, and I was ambivalent about returning.

Table for Two: Fictions by Amor Towles
Did not finish book. Stopped at 6%.

The Cliffs by J. Courtney Sullivan

dark emotional informative mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.75

This had a very interesting premise and deviations, but overall felt a little too much like a history book combined with what could be 2-3 interesting novels.