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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

A River Dies of Thirst by Mahmoud Darwish

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

dark reflective medium-paced

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

Foster by Claire Keegan

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

dark emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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