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53 reviews

Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

informative reflective fast-paced

3.5

Exhalation by Ted Chiang

fast-paced

4.5

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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

5.0

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

Without You, There Is No Us: Undercover Among the Sons of North Korea's Elite by Suki Kim

challenging emotional informative tense fast-paced

4.0

Whose Names Are Unknown by Sanora Babb

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

adventurous challenging emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid

emotional reflective sad fast-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

3.75

Screwjack: A Short Story by Hunter S. Thompson

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75