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170 reviews

The Best Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated

4.0

Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

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challenging dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

Bluets by Maggie Nelson

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challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

5.0

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.5

This One Wild and Precious Life: A Hopeful Path Forward in a Fractured World by Sarah Wilson

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hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

His Dark Materials 3-Book Mass Market Paperback Boxed Set by Philip Pullman

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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? N/A

5.0

The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey by Serena Burdick

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

Pod by Laline Paull

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

4.5

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0