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167 reviews

Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid by Wendy Williams

adventurous emotional informative fast-paced

4.0

The Waves by Virginia Woolf

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

The Martian by Andy Weir

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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

4.0

Borne by Jeff VanderMeer

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds

5.0

The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson

4.0

Birthday Letters by Ted Hughes

3.0

A Fire in the Sun by George Alec Effinger

5.0

When Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Timequake by Kurt Vonnegut

5.0