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A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine

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adventurous dark slow-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? Yes

3.5

Negotiating the Impossible: How to Break Deadlocks and Resolve Ugly Conflicts (Without Money or Muscle) by Deepak Malhotra

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informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek

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slow-paced

2.0

This is not about leadership. It’s about marketing.
North Woods by Daniel Mason

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

4.0

Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad

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challenging dark emotional reflective tense 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

4.0

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

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

3.5

Not bad for a predictable romance. A decent beach read and the smutty scenes did not make me want to send the author a book on female orgasms, so this is good.
Bear by Marian Engel

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

5.0

Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman

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informative slow-paced

2.75

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

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

4.0

Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life by Anna Funder

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0