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54 reviews

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived by Ralph Helfer

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

book could've been a lot shorter if they gave Modoc a gun

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

While We Were Dating by Jasmine Guillory

funny fast-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

3.75

Ben is a SIMP

Verity by Colleen Hoover

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.0

writers am i right

Fences by August Wilson

emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Men are trash

The Crucible by Arthur Miller

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Man pipes a little girl and pays for it

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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

5.0

Ruined me 10/10

Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

This bitch is me in 60 years

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0