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234 reviews

The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

5.0

Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, War, Cancer, Death, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Misogyny, Islamophobia, and Mental illness

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death of parent, Self harm, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Stalking

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I absolutely adored this book. 11/10

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Grief

Mr. Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo

challenging emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Hate crime, Outing, Sexism, Sexual content, Alcohol, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Colonisation

Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Transphobia, Racism, Ableism, and Addiction

The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Racism, Colonisation, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Gore, Child death, Sexual harassment, Classism, Torture, Murder, Sexism, Death of parent, Slavery, Misogyny, and Islamophobia

The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Torture, Racism, Sexual assault, and Racial slurs

Minor: Miscarriage

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexism, Child death, and Sexual assault

Minor: Deadnaming and Transphobia

Stone Blind: Medusa's Story by Natalie Haynes

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

It was light and easy and I enjoyed reading it. I especially liked the beginning, but feel like it was too much about Perseus, especially in the second half, and I didn’t love the dialogue between a lot of the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault