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8 reviews

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

5.0

Uncanny Valley: A Memoir by Anna Wiener

funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Unbound: A Woman's Guide To Power by Kasia Urbaniak

4.5

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective tense slow-paced

The Street by Ann Petry

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Murder

Moderate: Racism

Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

The Space Merchants by C.M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0