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250 reviews

The Infinite Noise by Lauren Shippen

emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

4.5

Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

4.5

Training the Dark Side by Richard Diaz

4.0

The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team by Kara Goucher

5.0

Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else by Geoff Colvin

3.0

The Hard Thing about Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz

3.0

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

adventurous dark sad tense fast-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

5.0

This is the first book to make me physically cringe and get scared since IT 👏🤡

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

adventurous lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0