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How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays by Alexander Chee

emotional informative reflective

4.75

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

dark sad

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward

emotional reflective sad

4.75

Electric Arches by Eve L. Ewing

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective

4.25

bone by Yrsa Daley-Ward

dark emotional sad

3.75

Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu

funny reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

Pew by Catherine Lacey

reflective tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

reflective sad tense

2.75

this was a book of lists.

Writers & Lovers by Lily King

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75