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177 reviews

The Tensorate Series by Neon Yang

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.25

The Tatami Time Machine Blues by Tomihiko Morimi

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

4.5

The Tatami Galaxy: A Novel by Tomihiko Morimi

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

4.25

My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou

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challenging dark informative tense medium-paced

4.0

The Ten Percent Thief by Lavanya Lakshminarayan

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adventurous challenging dark hopeful reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Different: What Apes Can Teach Us about Gender by Frans de Waal

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

README.Txt: A Memoir by Chelsea Manning

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

Marked Omega by Lizzy Bequin

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.5

The Factory by Hiroko Oyamada

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mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5