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205 reviews

The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama

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challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.75

More Than This by Krystal Marquis

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

The Guncle by Steven Rowley

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

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challenging funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson

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funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Be Not Afraid of Love: Lessons on Fear, Intimacy, and Connection by Mimi Zhu

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.5

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

Luster by Raven Leilani

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

3.25

Black Women Taught Us: An Intimate History of Black Feminism by Jenn M. Jackson

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challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25