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170 reviews

Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

4.5

Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh

3.5

Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood

challenging reflective tense

4.0

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense

4.0

Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective tense

5.0

Long Live the Post Horn! by Vigdis Hjorth

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

Isaac and the Egg by Bobby Palmer

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Mental illness, Car accident, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Blood, Addiction, Mental illness, and Alcoholism

City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg

challenging emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

Little Weirds by Jenny Slate

3.0

Strong Female Character by Fern Brady

4.0