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11 reviews

Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante

emotional reflective relaxing tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.75

The Centre by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante

5.0

Quarterlife: The Search for Self in Early Adulthood by Satya Doyle Byock

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.0

The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.75

Orienting: An Indian in Japan by Pallavi Aiyar

funny informative lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.25

AA Gill Is Away by A. A. Gill

5.0

Leaving the Atocha Station by Ben Lerner

funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky

adventurous challenging dark funny informative reflective medium-paced

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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan

informative slow-paced

5.0