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207 reviews

No Name in the Street by James Baldwin

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

Wordsworth: The Prelude the 1805 Text by William Wordsworth

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

2.75

Jimmy's Blues and Other Poems by James Baldwin

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Just Above My Head by James Baldwin

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.75

Going to Meet the Man by James Baldwin

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

King Lear by William Shakespeare

adventurous challenging reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic by Henri Bergson

adventurous challenging informative reflective slow-paced

2.75

Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone by James Baldwin

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5