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197 reviews

Spinner by Benedict Wells

adventurous emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.75

i too would love to dissociate on a daily basis to flee the pains of being a woman. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Rape, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood

All The Young Dudes - Volume Three: ‘Til the End by MsKingBean89

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism

ATYD - Out of the Blue by MsKingBean89

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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Bilder deiner großen Liebe by Wolfgang Herrndorf

adventurous reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

All The Young Dudes Years 5-7 by MsKingBean89

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

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Corpus Delicti: Ein Prozess by Juli Zeh

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Rape

Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

feeling sad? pet a cow!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Physical abuse, Car accident

Minor: Rape, Pregnancy

All The Young Dudes - Volume One: Years 1 - 4 by MsKingBean89

adventurous challenging lighthearted slow-paced

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The Life of a Stupid Man by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

challenging reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness

Moderate: Rape, Death of parent, Abandonment