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167 reviews

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

King: The Life of Martin Luther King by Jonathan Eig

5.0

The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

i need therapy to recover. no scratch that bret needs therapy

A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

rough, but worth it 

Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Pet Sematary by Stephen King

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Abuse of Power by Theresa May

informative reflective fast-paced

if nothing else, i respect the commitment to the aged bit (decorum at all costs), but i feel like next time it might be good to grow a backbone before we all get stuck with the boris johnsons of the world? just a thought

The Outsider by Albert Camus

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0