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1612 reviews

The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

The Face of a Nation by Thomas Wolfe

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

Magical/Realism: Essays on Music, Memory, Fantasy, and Borders by Vanessa Angélica Villarreal

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Now We're Getting Somewhere: Poems by Kim Addonizio

dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

Essayism: On Form, Feeling, and Nonfiction by Brian Dillon

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

Medusa's Ankles: Selected Stories by A.S. Byatt

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

What's Your Road, Man?: Critical Essays on Jack Kerouac's on the Road by

challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

Incubation: A Space for Monsters by Bhanu Kapil

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75