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312 reviews
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
The Unsettled by Ayana Mathis
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
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? Yes
3.75
We Carry Their Bones: The Search for Justice at the Dozier School for Boys by Erin Kimmerle
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.75
Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum by Antonia Hylton
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.25
Beloved by Toni Morrison
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-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? Yes
5.0
All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
challenging
dark
reflective
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? Yes
5.0
Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country by Patricia Evangelista
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.75
My Darling Girl by Jennifer McMahon
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0