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315 reviews

Tricks by Ellen Hopkins

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

On a Night of a Thousand Stars by Andrea Yaryura Clark

dark informative sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon

hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

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

4.25

Another Country by James Baldwin

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Weaving Sundown in a Scarlet Light: Fifty Poems for Fifty Years by Sandra Cisneros, Joy Harjo

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

4.0

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green

hopeful informative lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

3.75

Cruising Utopia: The Then and There of Queer Futurity by José Esteban Muñoz

challenging hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Solito by Javier Zamora

emotional informative tense slow-paced

4.25

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0