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815 reviews

Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People's Business by Roxane Gay

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challenging informative fast-paced

3.5

You Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue

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

4.25

Wannabe: Reckonings with the Pop Culture That Shapes Me by Aisha Harris

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informative lighthearted fast-paced

3.25

James by Percival Everett

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hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

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dark slow-paced

4.25

The Will of the Many by James Islington

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

4.0

Blackouts by Justin Torres

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

3.75

A brilliant one of a kind read. Not my style of writing but I can see and appreciate the incredible talent required to produce it and the depth of its message. 
When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s by John Ganz

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informative medium-paced

3.25

The Tempest by William Shakespeare

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

3.75

A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet

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challenging emotional hopeful sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75