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The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean

funny informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

Awakenings by Oliver Sacks

emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

Letters to Milena by Aarno Peromies, Philip Boehm, Franz Kafka, Milena Jesenská

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Sensor by Junji Ito

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

The Anxious Generation: How The Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt

informative reflective medium-paced

2.5

The Measure by Nikki Erlick

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0