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#veryfat #verybrave: The Fat Girl's Guide to Being #brave and Not a Dejected, Melancholy, Down-In-The-Dumps Weeping Fat Girl in a Bikini by Nicole Byer

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

3.5

pretty solid comedy writing when there was writing at all! i just really didn't like the format of this. i wish it had been solely photos or narrative with photos mixed in. the captions were weird and not the vibe. and the random filler listicles were strange as well. nicole is too funny and talented for this to be her final draft! but i still enjoyed it to some degree and will be keeping it on my shelf because she pretty

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Sexual content

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

super cool format and gotta love that classic TJR poetically satisfying ending. bummed these songs aren’t real.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Abortion, Sexism, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

could not put this down. the main character, august, is such a perfect self-insert for me (also a gay virgo with no idea what to do with my life) so i got invested QUICK. then when the story got deep into her subway crush Jane’s ~mystery~ i was so enthralled and curious about where the author could take it. also the sex scenes??? wow. incredible work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Car accident

Minor: Racial slurs

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

adventurous emotional reflective fast-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

5.0

absolutely loved this book. no notes for miss TJR. the ending was just so rewarding and i’m so proud of the main cast of characters. the concept is also really cool, i thought it was a great way to tell the story of a family.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Abandonment, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, and Abortion

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.5

some of the most engaging writing i’ve ever read. i’m not very interested in food or very invested in the emotions of death but i was still so compelled by the story and just zoomed through it. and fuck her weirdo ass daddy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Outlawed by Anna North

adventurous emotional inspiring fast-paced

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

3.5

really phenomenal writing, and such a page-turner. i felt so connected to the characters and god do i hope there’s a sequel because i agree with the other reviewers that the last chapter felt a bit rushed and left the story unfinished. i love queer cowboys!!!!!!!!

I Might Regret This: Essays, Drawings, Vulnerabilities, and Other Stuff by Abbi Jacobson

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.5

i did really enjoy this book! think i just expected it to go above and beyond the typical celebrity memoir and it didn’t. really great comedic writing, she’s a fantastic storyteller and artist. but i could’ve done without the random listicles and that one drawing of kendrick lamar. still love u though abbi <3

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Misogyny

Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

5.0

just fantastic. a beautifully queer story. perfect depiction of intergenerational family trauma. will be recommending this to everyone

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Mental illness

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Suicide attempt

We Are Never Meeting in Real Life. by Samantha Irby

emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

really funny, quick read. irby is an incredible talent!

oh and RIP helen keller :(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, and Animal death

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

challenging emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

2.5

not very into this book. the story is fantastic, it’s a classic for a reason, but the writing is just unbearable to me. the greta gerwig adaption tells the story better than 600 pages of lectures from miss louisa. also jo is gay cry about it haters!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, and Sexism