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The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht

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adventurous inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Água funda by Ruth Guimarães

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dark mysterious reflective
  • 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

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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

4.25

A Grandmother Begins the Story by Michelle Porter

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adventurous emotional reflective sad
  • 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

4.5

“A Grandmother Begins the Story” is a tale about indigenous heritage, but written in a different format. There are close to 100 short chapters, all written in various voices. At least 5 generations of members of this family, some living, some dead, take turns sharing their fates.

I’ve listened to this book in audio format, and I must say that in the beginning this threw me off and I considered not even finishing it. It was a lot of jumping back and forth and a new narrator was introduced every five minutes. But once I got used to it I started seeing the beauty in this approach.

The author, Michelle Porter, is very skilled in giving a unique voice and personality to each of the different characters.

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Ana Terra by Erico Veríssimo

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adventurous challenging dark
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

Now You See Us by Balli Kaur Jaswal

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

The Accusation: Forbidden Stories from Inside North Korea by Bandi

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dark tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende

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adventurous dark emotional reflective
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Lighter: Let Go of the Past, Connect with the Present, and Expand the Future by Yung Pueblo

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inspiring lighthearted reflective

4.75

Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang

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adventurous emotional informative reflective
  • 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

5.0