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Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

adventurous mysterious reflective 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

Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Staying Human by Cole Arthur Riley

emotional reflective medium-paced

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

Rocannon's World by Ursula K. Le Guin

adventurous mysterious reflective 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? No

They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib

emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

The World We Make by N.K. Jemisin

adventurous emotional funny reflective 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? Yes

Women Destroy Science Fiction!: Lightspeed Magazine Special Issue; The Stories by Christie Yant, Robin Lupo, Wendy N. Wagner, Jude Griffin

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

challenging emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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