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Stories From the Tenants Downstairs by Sidik Fofana

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reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

La Bête humaine by Émile Zola

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Big Girl by Mecca Jamilah Sullivan

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America by Ethan Michaeli

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challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson

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emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

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challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

An EXCELLENT novel that shouldn't be missed out on.
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

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adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No

3.5

Le Rêve by Émile Zola

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sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No

2.0

this book doesn't fit the Rougon Macquart series. It's not realism not to mention it's boring.🥱
The Bridge of Beyond by Simone Schwarz-Bart

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

4.0

How The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez

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emotional informative reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5