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64 reviews

The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad slow-paced

3.5

One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd by Jim Fergus

adventurous challenging informative 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

3.5

Talk to Me by T.C. Boyle

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective 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

4.25

Great book! Really makes you think and feel! Humans are the real animals.  

Heather, the Totality by Matthew Weiner

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

I loved this book! It had me on the edge of my seat and was not predictable! I want to pitch it to my book club. I read it in 2 nights. 

The Good Son by You-Jeong Jeong

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

A scary good read. 

Sweeping Up Glass by Carolyn D. Wall

dark reflective sad tense medium-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? No

3.5

Felt a little far fetched and hurried at the end. 

Holding on to Nothing by Elizabeth Chiles Shelburne

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Eh, just okay. Not really much point to this story, a lot of self inflicted trauma and sadness, all on repeat. Family is not everything. 

Annie's Ghosts: A Journey Into a Family Secret by Steve Luxenberg

informative slow-paced

2.0

The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint by Brady Udall

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0