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The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World by Vincent Bevins

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dark informative fast-paced

4.0

The Beauty by Aliya Whiteley

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

3.5

Bloodchild and Other Stories by Octavia E. Butler

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adventurous dark inspiring
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

Octavia: "I hate writing short stories." 

Proceeds to drop some of the best speculative short fiction ever written
Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis by Jonathan Blitzer

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dark informative slow-paced

4.0

The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang

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adventurous emotional mysterious 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

3.5

There's not enough ass eating in fantasy. Justinian Huang is here to fix that. 
The Red Book of Farewells by Pirkko Saisio

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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

4.5

Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell

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dark hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age by Annalee Newitz

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funny informative lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

3.0

The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Home by Nnedi Okorafor

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

3.0