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165 reviews

The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook by Bruce D. Perry

challenging informative sad medium-paced

3.5

Happy Place by Emily Henry

emotional funny tense 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

4.25

The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

Writers & Lovers by Lily King

lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

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

2.75

Trust by Hernán Díaz

mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

Anthony Bourdain: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations by Melville House

fast-paced

5.0

Quarterlife: The Search for Self in Early Adulthood by Satya Doyle Byock

hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5