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Where the Line Bleeds by Jesmyn Ward

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challenging dark emotional hopeful 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


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A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor

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

3.75


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Summer by Karl Ove Knausgård

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informative reflective slow-paced

3.25

Eucalyptus by Murray Bail

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adventurous challenging informative mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75


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David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, Sam Mendes, Marty Ross

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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The Islands by Emily Brugman

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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

4.0


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Happy Hour by Jacquie Byron

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 33%.
The Octopus and I by Erin Hortle

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adventurous emotional hopeful informative reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


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One Italian Summer: Across the World and Back in Search of the Good Life by Pip Williams

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adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

3.25

Summerwater by Sarah Moss

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5


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