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The Freedom Artist by Ben Okri

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challenging dark inspiring reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

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challenging dark emotional hopeful tense 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

4.5

Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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

4.5

The Black Cathedral by Marcial Gala

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challenging dark emotional funny sad fast-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? Yes

5.0

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The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Ann Older

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The Bitter Southerner Reader (#1) by Various

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challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

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2.0

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

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adventurous challenging dark funny 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

4.75

Sensitivity Analysis in Practice: A Guide to Assessing Scientific Models by A. Saltelli

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 53%.
This book turned out to be a dead end for the research that I was attempting to do.  Other than that, it was a well written book and relatively easy to follow even with a minimal statistics background.
Midsummer: Rituals, Recipes & Lore for Litha by Llewellyn Publications, Deborah Blake

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informative fast-paced

4.0