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168 reviews

Roadside Picnic by Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky

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

3.0

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

Exit Strategy by Martha Wells

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funny lighthearted tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism by Eve L. Ewing

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challenging informative medium-paced

4.0

Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection by Charles Duhigg

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informative lighthearted medium-paced

3.5

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

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

4.0

Maurice by E.M. Forster

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

4.25

The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

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mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

For the Sins of My Father: A Mafia Killer, His Son, and the Legacy of a Mob Life by Albert Demeo

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emotional informative medium-paced

3.5