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Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O'Neil

informative fast-paced

4.0

The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming by David Wallace-Wells

dark informative fast-paced

4.0

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

medium-paced

4.0

God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut

funny medium-paced

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

4.0

Spring by Ali Smith

emotional inspiring reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Racism, and Confinement

Moderate: Trafficking, Police brutality, Violence, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Colonisation

Minor: Torture and Sexual assault

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Infidelity, Murder, Child abuse, Medical content, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical trauma and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Ableism

The Manningtree Witches by A.K. Blakemore

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Murder, Misogyny, Classism, Confinement, Medical content, Medical trauma, Trafficking, Violence, Torture, Religious bigotry, Racism, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: War and Child death

Minor: Miscarriage

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Murder

Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin

adventurous challenging reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Death, Death of parent, Confinement, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Pregnancy, Xenophobia, Colonisation, and Ableism

Minor: Slavery, Rape, and Forced institutionalization