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178 reviews

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

I was dying from an eye infection when I read this so I don't really remember much 🤷

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I AM A CHANGED WOMAN

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Racism

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.5

Damn it's just so sad she had to struggle with that, seeing her mum imprint the calorie restriction really got me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Cursing, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

The Boy at the Top of the Mountain by John Boyne

challenging emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

3.75

What was the reason to write this book? Like I didn't hate it but it just didn't have something to say. Also I don't think Pierrot redeemed himself enough.

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

This has the most beautiful prose and language. So many similarities between the movie and the book that I can't really like one more than the other. The only difference I can spot is that Mary survives for a while in the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.75

fuck out my way when you see me, i'm rollin' with the lgbt

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia

Bad Girls Never Say Die by Jennifer Mathieu

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

DIANE NO

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Classism, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Did not finish book. Stopped at 46%.

got too busy again :(

The Running Man by Michael Gerard Bauer

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

damn this got me crying in the classroom

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol

They'll Never Catch Us by Jessica Goodman

dark mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

RAVEN???!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexism, Medical content, Bullying, Child death, Gore, Lesbophobia, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Murder