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Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention—and How to Think Deeply Again by Johann Hari
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
Reduced score for:
—Consistent fat phobia, incorrect correlating between health and body size
—Some truly eye-roll-worthy thoughts on why we should let kids take the subway by themselves, false equivalency between that and free play
—Consistent fat phobia, incorrect correlating between health and body size
—Some truly eye-roll-worthy thoughts on why we should let kids take the subway by themselves, false equivalency between that and free play
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
M Is for Monster by Talia Dutton
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Classism
Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Abandonment
Tread of Angels by Rebecca Roanhorse
dark
mysterious
tense
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? It's complicated
4.75
Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
A meditation on monsters and the nature of evil. What makes a monster? And how do we truly know when we are confronted with one? This is a book about (un)conditional love, dysfunctional relationships, and the evil we all try to push down within us. It’s about the things we do to try to be loved, especially when we don’t really know what love is supposed to look like.
This is a book about monsters.
This is a book about monsters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship
Minor: Bullying