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Oedipus Rex by Sophocles

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dark informative reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza

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emotional 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

4.75

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

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emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

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dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

White people and their problems smh
Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (And Everything in Between) by Lauren Graham

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Mother daughter relationships tainted by organised religion will never fail to make me emotional
A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

I NEED A PART 2 WHERE THEY ARE REBORN IN THEIR NEXT LIVES AND LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER
Call Me Ishmael Tonight: A Book of Ghazals by Agha Shahid Ali

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emotional hopeful informative reflective

4.5

Lust, Caution: The Story by Eileen Chang

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

3.0

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

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challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-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