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No Presents Please: Mumbai Stories by Jayant Kaikini

No Presents Please: Mumbai Stories

Jayant Kaikini

3.0
adventurous mysterious reflective 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
Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

Nightbitch

Rachel Yoder

3.5
challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden

On a Sunbeam

Tillie Walden

4.25
adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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
The Death of the Artist: How Creators Are Struggling to Survive in the Age of Billionaires and Big Tech by William Deresiewicz

The Death of the Artist: How Creators Are Struggling to Survive in the Age of Billionaires and Big Tech

William Deresiewicz

4.25
challenging hopeful informative slow-paced
The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd

The Living Mountain

Nan Shepherd

4.5
adventurous hopeful informative reflective slow-paced
The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade

The Five Wounds

Kirstin Valdez Quade

4.5
emotional 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
Never Too Small: Reimagining Small Space Living by Elizabeth Price, Joel Beath

Never Too Small: Reimagining Small Space Living

Elizabeth Price, Joel Beath

4.0
hopeful informative lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
On the Origin of Species and Other Stories by Kim Bo-young

On the Origin of Species and Other Stories

Kim Bo-young

4.25
challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Nothing But My Body by Tilly Lawless

Nothing But My Body

Tilly Lawless

3.5
adventurous emotional funny 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: Complicated
As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee

As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning

Laurie Lee

4.0
adventurous emotional tense medium-paced