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How to Resist Amazon and Why by Danny Caine

How to Resist Amazon and Why

Danny Caine

5.0
informative inspiring medium-paced
When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities by Chen Chen

When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities

Chen Chen

3.5
emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean

The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

Sam Kean

5.0
adventurous funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced
Eragon by Christopher Paolini

Eragon

Christopher Paolini

4.5
adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Seven Empty Houses by Samanta Schweblin

Seven Empty Houses

Samanta Schweblin

4.0
mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

3.5
inspiring mysterious 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: No
The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar

The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree

Shokoofeh Azar

4.0
challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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: No
A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie

A Murder Is Announced

Agatha Christie

4.0
lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
The History of the World in Fifty Dogs by Mackenzi Lee

The History of the World in Fifty Dogs

Mackenzi Lee

5.0
funny hopeful informative fast-paced
Wonderful, written like we're just having a chat about THE BEST DOGGOS.
The Humans by Matt Haig

The Humans

Matt Haig

4.75
challenging emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated