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The Art of Pilgrimage: The Seeker's Guide to Making Travel Sacred by Phil Cousineau

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informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

Two Steps Forward by Graeme Simsion, Anne Buist

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

3.5

Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi

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challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome

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

3.75

Blue-Skinned Gods by SJ Sindu

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challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Help by Simon Amstell

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emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

Samarkand by Amin Maalouf

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challenging informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

My Name is Why by Lemn Sissay

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challenging emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.25

The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho by Paterson Joseph

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dark emotional hopeful informative 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? It's complicated

4.25

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

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

4.75