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816 reviews

Playground by Richard Powers

4.0

Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Forest of Noise: Poems by Mosab Abu Toha

dark emotional reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.25

Circle of Hope: A Reckoning with Love, Power, and Justice in an American Church by Eliza Griswold

informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib

hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.5

Lesser Ruins by Mark Haber

dark reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling by Jason De León

dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

The Repeat Room by Jesse Ball

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

3.0

The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0