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64 reviews

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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? Yes

4.5

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital by Eric Manheimer

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious slow-paced

4.5

The Leavers by Lisa Ko

challenging emotional hopeful informative sad slow-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

3.75

The Stranger in the Woods: The extraordinary story of the last true hermit by Michael Finkel

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad slow-paced

4.0

Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring sad tense 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? No

4.0

The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.5