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137 reviews

Vagabonds! by Eloghosa Osunde

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Weird but Normal: Essays by Mia Mercado

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America by Laila Lalami

informative slow-paced

3.75

What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

challenging informative inspiring slow-paced

4.0

Come & Get It by Kiley Reid

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Rape

Magical/Realism: Essays on Music, Memory, Fantasy, and Borders by Vanessa Angélica Villarreal

emotional reflective slow-paced

4.0

Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

4.75

The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer

hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

Cemetery of Untold Stories \ El Cementerio de Los Cuentos Sin Contar by Julia Alvarez

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0