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107 reviews

How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer

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emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

The Essential Dykes to Watch Out for by Alison Bechdel

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

The Monster Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson

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life got in the way- i'll probably pick it up again because of how much i enjoyed the traitor
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

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had to return it before i finished- plan to pick it up again soon
Provenance by Ann Leckie

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Did not finish book.
wasn't capturing my attention super well, plus life just got in the way
Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0