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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

3.0
adventurous dark emotional funny sad fast-paced
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Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead

Olga Tokarczuk

4.75
adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
The Need by Helen Phillips

The Need

Helen Phillips

4.0
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
The End We Start from by Megan Hunter

The End We Start from

Megan Hunter

2.75
adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Black Light by Kimberly King Parsons

Black Light

Kimberly King Parsons

3.0
emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead

4.0
challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson

Red at the Bone

Jacqueline Woodson

4.0
emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Dawn by Octavia E. Butler

Dawn

Octavia E. Butler

4.0
adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Sabrina & Corina: Stories by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

Sabrina & Corina: Stories

Kali Fajardo-Anstine

5.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Other Americans by Laila Lalami

The Other Americans

Laila Lalami

5.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes