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Postcards from the Edge by Carrie Fisher

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funny 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? Yes

3.5

The Chronology of Water: A Memoir by Lidia Yuknavitch

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challenging dark reflective slow-paced

3.25

Carrie by Stephen King

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adventurous dark informative mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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

4.0

Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

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challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

A Man's Place by Annie Ernaux

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emotional reflective slow-paced

3.5

Educated by Tara Westover

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Queer: 25th Anniversary Edition by William S. Burroughs

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

2.5