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516 reviews

2666 by Roberto Bolaño

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Gretel and the Great War: A Novel by Adam Ehrlich Sachs

emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

Lesser Ruins by Mark Haber

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

If Only by Vigdis Hjorth

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Gaslight: The Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Fight for America's Energy Future by Jonathan Mingle

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.0

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Rat City: Overcrowding and Urban Derangement in the Rodent Universes of John B. Calhoun by Jon Adams, Edmund Ramsden

informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Orconomics by J. Zachary Pike

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

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

2.5

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

A Tour of the Calculus by David Berlinski

informative reflective medium-paced

2.0