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An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten

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

3.5

Latinas and Latinos on TV: Colorblind Comedy in the Post-Racial Network Era by Isabel Molina-Guzmán

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challenging funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

Trust by Hernán Díaz

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challenging emotional informative reflective tense 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

4.0

Gender Euphoria by Laura Kate Dale

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challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

Either/Or: A Fragment of Life by Søren Kierkegaard

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.5

MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

4.0

Crooked House by Agatha Christie

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

4.0

1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

The Essential Rumi by Jalal al-Din Rumi

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challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

3.5