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Perdido Street Station by China Miéville

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Sex Criminals: The Complete Edition by Matt Fraction

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
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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Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig

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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I’m so torn on Wendig. This isn’t an original observation but so much of the good will he builds with me gets crumbled by weird references. April Ludgate and Bunnicula stand out to me here, but there were others. This isn’t necessarily bad or anything and clearly reflects my tastes but something about it rubs me wrong. On the other hand, this was still like 90% an effective novel. It is what it is. Fans will enjoy. Detractors won’t. If you like Wendig you’ll have a blast.

Greatest Hits by Harlan Ellison

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.25

Babel by R.F. Kuang

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced