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Rhapsody in Plain Yellow by Marilyn Chin

Rhapsody in Plain Yellow

Marilyn Chin

3.0
emotional reflective 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
Chile: The Other September 11: An Anthology of Reflections on the 1973 Coup by Ariel Dorfman

Chile: The Other September 11: An Anthology of Reflections on the 1973 Coup

Ariel Dorfman

4.0
dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced
Love Poems by Nikki Giovanni

Love Poems

Nikki Giovanni

3.0
funny reflective relaxing fast-paced
Shut Up You're Pretty by Téa Mutonji

Shut Up You're Pretty

Téa Mutonji

4.0
dark emotional funny reflective 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
Life on the Edge of the Arctic Ocean by Teena Helmericks

Life on the Edge of the Arctic Ocean

Teena Helmericks

3.0
funny informative reflective medium-paced
Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree

Bookshops & Bonedust

Travis Baldree

4.0
adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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: Yes
I wasn’t sure how this one stacked up against Legends and Lattes for me. It was more middle stakes than low stakes in my opinion, but it wrapped up so nicely that I found myself drawn directly into this story. The latter half really captured me.
The House on Butterfly Street: A Novel by Mhani Alaoui

The House on Butterfly Street: A Novel

Mhani Alaoui

2.75
dark emotional 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
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit

J.R.R. Tolkien

5.0
adventurous funny hopeful relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Postcards from Within: Random Ramblings of an Ordinary Human by Savita Harjani

Postcards from Within: Random Ramblings of an Ordinary Human

Savita Harjani

5.0
challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
No Crying in the Operating Room: My Life as an International Relief Doctor, from Haiti, to South Sudan, to the Syrian Civil War by Cecily Wang

No Crying in the Operating Room: My Life as an International Relief Doctor, from Haiti, to South Sudan, to the Syrian Civil War

Cecily Wang

2.75
emotional funny informative medium-paced