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The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Cancer, Death, Vomit, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, and Mental illness

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard
Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.

Will try again later 

Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey Into the Dark Antarctic Night by Julian Sancton

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

3.75

Any Place But Here by Sarah Van Name

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

(Disclosure: the author is an online friend!) 

A beautifully bittersweet coming-of-age story. 

Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes Du Mez

challenging dark informative mysterious sad medium-paced

4.75

The Secret Detectives by Ella Risbridger

adventurous mysterious medium-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

4.75

Adrianne Geffel: A Fiction by David Hajdu
Did not finish book. Stopped at 49%.

Characters too broad. I usually love a fake oral history, but this didn’t do it for me. 

Hideout by Louisa Luna

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.5