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There There by Tommy Orange

There There

Tommy Orange

5.0
hopeful sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Edinburgh by Alexander Chee

Edinburgh

Alexander Chee

3.0
challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Half Life of Valery K by Natasha Pulley

The Half Life of Valery K

Natasha Pulley

3.5
dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Thomas Hardy

2.5
dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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The October Man by Ben Aaronovitch

The October Man

Ben Aaronovitch

3.0
adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

Martyr!

Kaveh Akbar

5.0
challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing 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
Murder at the Monastery by Richard Coles

Murder at the Monastery

Richard Coles

4.5
emotional hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
My Friends by Hisham Matar

My Friends

Hisham Matar

5.0
emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense 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
The Trees by Percival Everett

The Trees

Percival Everett

4.0
challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions by Larry Mitchell

The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions

Larry Mitchell

4.75
funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced