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Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

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challenging dark funny slow-paced

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

5.0

Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

Normal People by Sally Rooney

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emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

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dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

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challenging emotional reflective 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

3.75

Despite some of the inconsistencies plot-wise, this is a beautiful and hard-hitting telling of a brother-sister relationship which is the core of the story.

The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Beloved by Toni Morrison

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dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Our Women on the Ground: Essays by Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World by Zahra Hankir

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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