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259 reviews

Near to the Wild Heart by Clarice Lispector

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib

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informative inspiring reflective sad

4.0

Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree

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slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

Beautiful prose that often obfuscated the actual plot.
Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino

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

3.75

The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

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hopeful inspiring sad medium-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


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Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory: Stories by Raphael Bob-Waksberg

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

3.5

Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

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

3.5

They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib

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medium-paced

5.0

One of the best essay collections I’ve ever read in my life.

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