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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder

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dark informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

Dust by Hugh Howey

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

4.5

Shift by Hugh Howey

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

4.5

Orlando by Virginia Woolf

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

The Soul of a Woman by Isabel Allende

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Matilda by Mary Shelley

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

4.5

Night by Elie Wiesel

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dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

The Essential Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.5

The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God by Carl Sagan

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challenging hopeful informative slow-paced

4.0