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528 reviews

Liberating Voices: Oral Tradition in African American Literature, by Gayl Jones

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

Such Color: New and Selected Poems, by Tracy K. Smith

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.0

The Odyssey, by Homer

adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

Selected Poems, by Gwendolyn Brooks

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

3.0

[To] The Last [Be] Human, by Jorie Graham

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

2.0

Out of Africa: and Shadows on the Grass, by Isak Dinesen, Karen Blixen

1.0

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman, by Haruki Murakami

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

My Struggle, Book 5: Some Rain Must Fall, by Karl Ove Knausgård

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

A Question of Power, by Bessie Head

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

Quiet Creature on the Corner, by João Gilberto Noll

challenging mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0