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A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea by Masaji Ishikawa

A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea

Masaji Ishikawa

5.0
adventurous challenging emotional informative sad tense fast-paced
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

The Empress of Salt and Fortune

Nghi Vo

4.0
adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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
The Hoarder by Jess Kidd

The Hoarder

Jess Kidd

5.0
adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman

And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer

Fredrik Backman

5.0
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
In Praise of Shadows by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

In Praise of Shadows

Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

4.0
informative lighthearted slow-paced
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

Everything I Never Told You

Celeste Ng

4.0
challenging 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: Yes
Oameni anxiosi by Fredrik Backman

Oameni anxiosi

Fredrik Backman

5.0
emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

The Poppy War

R.F. Kuang

5.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life by Gary John Bishop

Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life

Gary John Bishop

2.0
emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Tennessee Williams

4.0
emotional sad tense fast-paced
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes