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Slow Noodles: A Cambodian Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Recipes by Chantha Nguon

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adventurous dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

4.0

The Way We Move Through Water by Lino Anunciacion

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

Squire by Nadia Shammas

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adventurous relaxing 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? Yes

3.5

Madwoman by Chelsea Bieker

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Strange Bird by Jeff VanderMeer

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Signs, Music by Raymond Antrobus

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emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance by Kellie Carter Jackson

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emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

House of Names by Colm Tóibín

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adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

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adventurous dark 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

4.5

Before the Mango Ripens by Afabwaje Kurian

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adventurous mysterious tense 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

4.75