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80 reviews

This Town Sleeps by Dennis E. Staples

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challenging dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity by Leah Myers

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reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.5

The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

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

3.0

The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

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emotional reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I cried on the bus. Healthcare is a failing institution and this was such a gut wrenching reminder of all the work we have to do wrapped around one woman’s loss of self to dementia. Wow. 
Meaty by Samantha Irby

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funny medium-paced

2.5

Often bridged too far into complaint territory for me, but damn if some of her passages about the relationship between sex and self-validation didn’t hit home for me. If you liked the writing style of tumblr blogs in 2014 you’ll like this. 
The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea

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emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

No One Goes Alone by Erik Larson

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

3.0

Happy Place by Emily Henry

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Breathless by Amy McCulloch

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adventurous mysterious 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? No

3.5