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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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The Ones Who Don't Say They Love You: Stories by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

The Woman They Could Not Silence: The Timeless Story of an Outspoken Woman and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear by Kate Moore

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challenging dark inspiring sad slow-paced

3.75

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Swamp Monsters: Trump Vs. Desantis--The Greatest Show on Earth (or at Least in Florida) by Matt Dixon

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challenging dark informative tense fast-paced

4.25

The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

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We Are Called to Be a Movement by William J. Barber

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emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

The Victorian City: Everyday Life in Dickens' London by Judith Flanders

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dark informative sad slow-paced

3.75

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Once There Was by Kiyash Monsef

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adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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The Fraud by Zadie Smith

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

4.5

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