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649 reviews

Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward

dark mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.25

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

3.5

Black Friend: Essays by Ziwe

funny informative inspiring slow-paced

2.5

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Did not finish book. Stopped at 9%.

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo

challenging informative sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.0

Graveyard Shift by M.L. Rio

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5

Sisters of the Forsaken Stars by Lina Rather
Did not finish book. Stopped at 72%.

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

challenging emotional slow-paced

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

3.5

This one cleft my heart in two. A sorrowful, yet beautiful story illuminated by stunning prose. But, in moments, that prose veered too far into irrelevance and bordered on 2014 tumblr deep quotes. There could have also been a bit more focus as far as the story was concerned.