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Normal People by Sally Rooney

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dark emotional reflective 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
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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emotional informative reflective medium-paced
How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler

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adventurous emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Male Gazed by Manuel Betancourt

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emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
Not for the Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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
Making Love With the Land by Joshua Whitehead

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emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi

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adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective 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
I'm Laughing Because I'm Crying: A Memoir by Youngmi Mayer

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emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
The Mabinogion by Sioned Davies

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adventurous emotional funny informative mysterious reflective medium-paced