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The Idiot by Elif Batuman

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funny reflective 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

You know what? Being 19 is really bizarre! And my heart goes out to Selin as she navigates her first year at Harvard in 1995. Troubles with roommates, the formation of beautiful friendships, and a very confusing and agonizing crush on a boy round out this hilariously dry novel about the absurdity of it all. 
Frontier by Grace Curtis

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

The Faggots & Their Friends Between Revolutions by Larry Mitchell

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

5.0

What Happened to Rachel Riley? by Claire Swinarski

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hopeful mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

The Luminaries by Susan Dennard

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adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.5

The World We Make by N.K. Jemisin

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adventurous funny hopeful 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

4.75