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Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

Dry by Per Jacobsen

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison

challenging emotional medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Terminal illness, Classism

The Odyssey by Homer

adventurous medium-paced

5.0

Where I End by Sophie White

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Medical content

Educated by Tara Westover

dark emotional medium-paced

4.0

Four Weekends and a Funeral by Ellie Palmer

funny lighthearted medium-paced

3.0

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.75

Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

The Family Experiment by John Marrs

emotional tense medium-paced

4.0