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The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions by David Quammen

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adventurous funny informative medium-paced

5.0

Wellness by Nathan Hill

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emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains by Kerri Arsenault

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
taking a break
The Shadow Lily by Johanna Mo

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

White Cat, Black Dog: Stories by Kelly Link

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2022 by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Jaime Green

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hopeful informative medium-paced

4.5

The Night Singer by Johanna Mo

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

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dark funny hopeful sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men by Claire Keegan

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reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0