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Imago by Octavia E. Butler

adventurous mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.5

James by Percival Everett

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

What to Send Up When It Goes Down by Aleshea Harris

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Breaking It Down: Audition Techniques for Actors of the Global Majority by Nicole Hodges Persley, Monica White Ndounou

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Danny and the Deep Blue Sea: An Apache Dance by John Patrick Shanley

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Violence

The Way Out: A Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven Approach to Healing Chronic Pain by Alan Gordon, Alon Ziv

informative reflective fast-paced

3.0

It’s difficult to suss out the steps of Pain Reprocessing Therapy because of all the fluff. 

Funny Story by Emily Henry

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

The Seamstress of New Orleans by Diane C. McPhail

emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5