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Song of Thieves: Poems by Shara McCallum

emotional medium-paced

Natural Causes by Mark Cox

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Call Me Ishmael Tonight: A Book of Ghazals by Agha Shahid Ali

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Jimmy's Blues and Other Poems by James Baldwin

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

American Cavewall Sonnets by C.T. Salazar

medium-paced

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

dark tense fast-paced

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

Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson

reflective medium-paced

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

If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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