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Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu

Interior Chinatown

Charles Yu

4.5
funny informative 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
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

The Sentence

Louise Erdrich

4.0
emotional mysterious 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
Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson

Eight Perfect Murders

Peter Swanson

3.75
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead

4.25
dark reflective 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: No
Swift River by Essie Chambers

Swift River

Essie Chambers

3.75
emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Message

Ta-Nehisi Coates

informative reflective medium-paced
North Woods by Daniel Mason

North Woods

Daniel Mason

5.0
emotional reflective 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
A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy by Nathan Thrall

A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy

Nathan Thrall

emotional informative sad medium-paced
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

Sing, Unburied, Sing

Jesmyn Ward

4.5
emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward

Let Us Descend

Jesmyn Ward

4.5
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: Yes