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63 reviews

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely heart-warming and heartbreaking at the same time.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death

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

challenging emotional funny informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Medical content

Moderate: Death and Child death

Apeirogon by Colum McCann

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

4.25

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

reflective 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

3.0

The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

Homecoming by Elfie Shiosaki

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Newcomer by Keigo Higashino

mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Emotional Female by Yumiko Kadota

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.25

Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult

adventurous emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25