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Bad Cree by Jessica Johns

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

Foster by Claire Keegan

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Babel by R.F. Kuang

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adventurous dark hopeful 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? No

3.5

This felt a bit too Translation 101 for my taste—but I probably would've ate this up when I started my translation studies or when I was a younger. I did appreciate all the linguistic research involved, and there's some really fascinating ideas with silver-working, cognates, and meaning lost in translation. The book itself is too long, often repetitive, and I found that it didn't go as in-depth into the topics it tackles as I would've liked, but it's a gripping, fast read and the ending is quite affecting.

The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

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challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
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

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg

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challenging dark hopeful reflective sad slow-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

4.25

I finished reading this on my way to Niagara Falls and Buffalo, so it felt like kismet.

Content Warnings

Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

Faunes by Christiane Vadnais

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dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

Paradise Rot by Jenny Hval

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dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.5