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158 reviews

Not Tonight: Migraine and the Politics of Gender and Health by Joanna Kempner

informative medium-paced

4.5

Emma by Jane Austen

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

4.75

Smart Baseball: The Story Behind the Old Stats That Are Ruining the Game, the New Ones That Are Running It, and the Right Way to Think About Baseball by Keith Law

informative medium-paced

5.0

The Architecture of Health: Hospital Design and the Construction of Dignity by Daniel A. Barber, Michael P. Murphy, Jeffrey Mansfield

informative medium-paced

5.0

Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life by Alice Wong

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

adventurous emotional reflective 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

The Winners by Fredrik Backman

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Persuasion by Jane Austen

emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

Space Craze: America's Enduring Fascination with Real and Imagined Spaceflight by Margaret A. Weitekamp

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Babel by R.F. Kuang

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0