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207 reviews

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Swing Time by Zadie Smith

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-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

5.0

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

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adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

How to Be Both by Ali Smith

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Happy Hour by Marlowe Granados

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lighthearted 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? Yes

3.75

The Token by Susanna Mitchell

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emotional reflective medium-paced

2.5

Beauty Fee Sabililah by Lina Ahmed

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.0

We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir by Raja Shehadeh

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challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Beloved by Toni Morrison

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.75