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116 reviews

Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami

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

4.0

After Story by Larissa Behrendt

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emotional reflective slow-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

4.0

Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour

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emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo

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informative reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

The Ungrateful Refugee by Dina Nayeri

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challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom by Dena Takruri, Ahed Tamimi

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emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto

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emotional reflective 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? No

3.5

Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa

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challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

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dark emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.0

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

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challenging dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

This book should be beyond any rating system. Underlying this fiction is a terrible, oppressive reality far too true for many Palestinians. Read this. Let it stay with you. Let it haunt you. And let it push you to stand up and speak out for a Free Palestine.