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231 reviews

Seeing a Large Cat by Elizabeth Peters

adventurous dark funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson

dark informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The Angel of Khan el-Khalili by P. Djèlí Clark

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

3.5

A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Wasteland: The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror by W. Scott Poole

dark funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

The Tailor of Panama by John le Carré

funny 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

3.0

The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain by Bill Bryson

funny informative lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

Desolation Island by Patrick O'Brian

adventurous emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks by Amy Stewart

funny informative lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

4.0