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The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

challenging emotional medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

Indelicacy by Amina Cain

reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Pregnancy

Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, and Death of parent

Violets by Kyung-sook Shin

emotional sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Abandonment

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty and Sexual harassment

The Soil Will Save Us: How Scientists, Farmers, and Foodies Are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet by Kristin Ohlson

informative inspiring fast-paced

4.0

The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Know My Name by Chanel Miller

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Racism, Suicide, and Mass/school shootings

The Employees by Olga Ravn

emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, and Death

All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks

hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

emotional funny reflective 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Racism, Police brutality, Medical content, Stalking, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Animal death, Grief, and Death of parent