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People From My Neighbourhood by Hiromi Kawakami

People From My Neighbourhood

Hiromi Kawakami

4.0
challenging mysterious reflective slow-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
Trans: A Memoir by Juliet Jacques

Trans: A Memoir

Juliet Jacques

4.0
emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

4.5
challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-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 Son and Heir by Alexander Münninghoff

The Son and Heir

Alexander Münninghoff

4.5
challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

The Covenant of Water

Abraham Verghese

5.0
challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-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 Girl Who Was Saturday Night by Heather O'Neill

The Girl Who Was Saturday Night

Heather O'Neill

4.0
challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-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
Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie

Cat Among the Pigeons

Agatha Christie

4.0
mysterious sad 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
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

The Bee Sting

Paul Murray

5.0
challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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
You Had Me At Hello by Mhairi McFarlane

You Had Me At Hello

Mhairi McFarlane

4.5
emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Small Things Like These

Claire Keegan

3.5
mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No