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285 reviews

Cain: A Novel by José Saramago

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

4.25

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

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

3.75

The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

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challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Pageboy by Elliot Page

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emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

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challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • 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

4.25

The Black Unicorn: Poems by Audre Lorde

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emotional

3.75

Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong

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emotional reflective relaxing

4.5

Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

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emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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adventurous emotional inspiring 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? Yes

5.0