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151 reviews

Finding Me by Viola Davis

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challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Paper is powerful

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The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Educated by Tara Westover

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challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

“I shed my guilt when I accepted my decision on its own terms, without endlessly prosecuting old grievances…The relief came when I turned inward. When I discovered, finally, that the decision could be upheld for my own sake… Because I needed it, not because he deserved it.”

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The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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The Mad Women's Ball by Victoria Mas

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

“Unswerving faith in any idea inevitably leads to prejudice.”

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Future Sex by Emily Witt

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adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

4.0

Ayoade on Ayoade: A Cinematic Odyssey by Richard Ayoade

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challenging funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.75

The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum

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dark informative mysterious sad medium-paced

4.25

“The dose makes the poison.”

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Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia

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dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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