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95 reviews

Uncultured by Daniella Mestyanek Young

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad fast-paced

5.0

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

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

4.0

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

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challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

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emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

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adventurous challenging emotional inspiring medium-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? No

4.5

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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emotional mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

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challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Blue Nights by Joan Didion

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emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond

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hopeful informative medium-paced

4.25