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104 reviews

Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke

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challenging reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

American Front by Harry Turtledove

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adventurous dark emotional funny informative sad medium-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

4.25

Why Marx Was Right: 2nd Edition by Terry Eagleton

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challenging informative slow-paced

2.5

How Few Remain by Harry Turtledove

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adventurous funny informative medium-paced

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

4.0

The Assassination of Julius Caesar: A People's History of Ancient Rome by Michael Parenti

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challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

Starship Eternal by M.R. Forbes

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adventurous lighthearted 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? No

1.5

The Wages of Destruction - The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy by Adam Tooze

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.75

She is the Darkness by Glen Cook

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adventurous dark 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

2.5

Hospital Sketches by Louisa May Alcott

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challenging funny sad fast-paced

4.5

Bullshit Jobs: A Theory by David Graeber

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informative medium-paced

3.5