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Just the Plague by Ljudmila Ulitskaja

Just the Plague

Ljudmila Ulitskaja

4.0

dark reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

4.0

funny mysterious sad 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

Either/Or by Elif Batuman

Either/Or

4.75

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

Our Wives Under The Sea

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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: No

Sunbathing by Isobel Beech

Sunbathing

4.0

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Ruth & Pen by Emilie Pine

Ruth & Pen

4.0

emotional 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: Complicated

I'm Not Hungry But I Could Eat by Christopher Gonzalez

I'm Not Hungry But I Could Eat

Christopher Gonzalez

3.5

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamín Labatut

When We Cease to Understand the World

Benjamín Labatut

5.0

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Madonna in a Fur Coat by Sabahattin Ali

Madonna in a Fur Coat

4.25

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

Bernard and the Cloth Monkey by Judith Bryan

Bernard and the Cloth Monkey

5.0

dark emotional mysterious 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: Complicated