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Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson

Freewater

Amina Luqman-Dawson

4.5
adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad 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: Complicated
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

A Closed and Common Orbit

Becky Chambers

4.5
adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense 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: Complicated
Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist by Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner

Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist

Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner

4.5
challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat

A First Time for Everything

Dan Santat

5.0
adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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: Complicated
Every Man a King by Walter Mosley, Walter Mosley

Every Man a King

Walter Mosley, Walter Mosley

4.25
adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb

When the Angels Left the Old Country

Sacha Lamb

5.0
adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Marry Me a Little: A Graphic Memoir by Robert Kirby

Marry Me a Little: A Graphic Memoir

Robert Kirby

4.0
challenging emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced
Pulp by Robin Talley

Pulp

Robin Talley

4.0
emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense 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: Yes
So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix by Bethany C. Morrow

So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix

Bethany C. Morrow

5.0
challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Down the River Unto the Sea by Walter Mosley

Down the River Unto the Sea

Walter Mosley

4.0
challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
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