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61 reviews

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

3.75

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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? Yes

3.5

Kind of plotless and painful but I weirdly enjoyed

1984 by George Orwell

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Cold People by Tom Rob Smith

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Normal People by Sally Rooney

5.0

Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Self harm, Trafficking, and Sexual violence

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

It’s been a while since i read this, I think about it a lot

Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger

challenging emotional reflective

3.75