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229 reviews

White Cat, Black Dog by Kelly Link

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4.5

Un Renacuajo by Jeff Kinney

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4.0

Sleep Donation by Karen Russell

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3.0

North Woods by Daniel Mason

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2.5

As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

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4.75

All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews

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3.75

Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan

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challenging dark emotional informative 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? It's complicated

5.0

A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories by Lucia Berlin

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dark funny reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

I loved many of the stories in this collection and really like Berlin’s writing style, but the editors could have been more selective.

Tenth of December: Stories by George Saunders

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dark funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

White Noise by Don DeLillo

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dark funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.5