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48 reviews

Conversations on Love by Natasha Lunn

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

The Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura

lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

4.25

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa

inspiring lighthearted fast-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? N/A

4.0

The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Every Word You Cannot Say by Iain S. Thomas

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

5.0

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

dark inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

انتصاب أسود by أيمن الدبوسي

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

3.75

A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro

reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

3.5