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64 reviews

The Known World by Edward P. Jones

challenging emotional informative sad slow-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

The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow

challenging dark emotional 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

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

With or Without You: A Memoir by Domenica Ruta

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Dwarf: A Memoir of How One Woman Fought for a Body-and a Life-She Was Never Supposed to Have by Rennie Dyball, Tiffanie DiDonato

challenging hopeful informative inspiring sad slow-paced

3.5

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-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

5.0

Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter

challenging dark 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

4.5