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Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

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challenging dark emotional informative 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? Yes

5.0

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Happiness Falls by Angie Kim

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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His Truth Is Marching on: John Lewis and the Power of Hope by Jon Meacham

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challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Go-Go Live: The Musical Life and Death of a Chocolate City by Natalie Hopkinson

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challenging informative medium-paced

4.25

The Only One Left by Riley Sager

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challenging dark mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

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

4.75

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Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington by James Kirchick

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challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

3.75

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This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

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

4.0

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

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emotional 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

4.5