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32 reviews

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa

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emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Wild Isles by Patrick Barkham

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informative lighthearted slow-paced

4.0

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

3.25

Rhythm of War, Part One by Brandon Sanderson

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

3.75

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Alice's Book: How the Nazis Stole My Grandmother's Cookbook by Karina Urbach

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informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-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

2.0

Killers of the Flower Moon: Oil, Money, Murder and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

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challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.25

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

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challenging emotional informative sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0