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She's Nice Though: Essays on Being Bad at Being Good by Mia Mercado

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funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.5

Banyan Moon by Thao Thai

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emotional hopeful 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

5.0

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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adventurous dark sad tense 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

Go Back to Where You Came From by Wajahat Ali

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challenging funny hopeful informative medium-paced

4.75

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

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hopeful informative medium-paced

5.0

The Salt Eaters by Toni Cade Bambara

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challenging slow-paced

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

3.5

Finding Me by Viola Davis

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

3.75

Making It So by Patrick Stewart

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funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

The Deluge by Stephen Markley

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adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere by Maria Bamford

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funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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