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Before We Forget Kindness by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Grief

Cut & Thirst: A Short Story by Margaret Atwood

funny fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder

Pete and Alice in Maine by Caitlin Shetterly

challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic

Knock Knock, Open Wide by Neil Sharpson

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol

Edgar Allan Poe's Snifter of Terror: Volume One by Tom Peyer, Hunt Emerson, Mark Russell

dark funny lighthearted medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence

Feathers Floating Through Ember by Trinity Dunn

adventurous challenging emotional lighthearted mysterious fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Abandonment

Daphne by Josh Malerman

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Violence, Police brutality

The Watchers by A.M. Shine

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Grief

The Long Walk by Stephen King

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Vomit

Spin a Black Yarn by Josh Malerman

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Murder