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Walk the Blue Fields by Claire Keegan

hopeful reflective relaxing sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and War

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

adventurous challenging dark informative reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Amy and Isabelle by Elizabeth Strout

emotional 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Say Nothing: A True Story Of Murder and Memory In Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Classism

State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

adventurous emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

The Wakes by Dianne Yarwood

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Classism