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Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto

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emotional sad 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

5.0

How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals by Sy Montgomery

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emotional sad fast-paced

4.0

The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times by Pema Chödrön

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informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

No Meat Required: The Cultural History and Culinary Future of Plant-Based Eating by Alicia Kennedy

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informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

All the Gold Stars by Rainesford Stauffer

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medium-paced

3.0

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

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challenging sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Stay True by Hua Hsu

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

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adventurous fast-paced

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

3.0

Houses That Can Save the World by Sean Topham, Courtenay Smith

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inspiring fast-paced

3.5

The Fight to Save the Town: Reimagining Discarded America by Michelle Wilde Anderson

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challenging hopeful informative inspiring slow-paced

4.0