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The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne

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5.0

The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak

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4.0

The Maid by Nita Prose

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4.0

Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob

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challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

My Body by Emily Ratajkowski

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

3.75

Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri

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emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Maps for Lost Lovers by Nadeem Aslam

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challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

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emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

3.75

The Emissary by Yōko Tawada

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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

3.75

The Diving Pool: Three Novellas by Yōko Ogawa, Yōko Ogawa

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.0