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Olive Kitteridge

Elizabeth Strout

3.5

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

White Tears

Hari Kunzru

4.25

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Fragments

Antigone Kefala

4.0

dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

Machines Like Me

Ian McEwan

3.0

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

All Our Shimmering Skies

Trent Dalton

3.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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: Yes

Storyland

Catherine McKinnon

3.0

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold

Stephen Fry

5.0

adventurous funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Taste of River Water

Cate Kennedy

3.5

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Private Rites

Julia Armfield

3.25

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Aftershocks

Nadia Owusu

4.25

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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