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101 reviews

Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett

dark funny hopeful lighthearted 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? No

4.0

State of Emergency: The Way We Were: Britain, 1970-1974 by Dominic Sandbrook

challenging dark funny informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

Da Big Dakka by Mike Brooks

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

The Great Gamble: The Soviet War in Afghanistan by Gregory Feifer

challenging dark informative medium-paced

4.0

The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense slow-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? No

5.0

Napoleon the Great by Andrew Roberts

adventurous informative inspiring slow-paced

5.0

The Fall of Cadia by Robert Rath

dark funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.5

Titanic Lives: Migrants and Millionaires, Conmen and Crew by Richard Davenport-Hines

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The Crimean War: A History by Orlando Figes

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.0