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All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Gore, Gun violence, War, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Death

Truth & Beauty: A Friendship by Ann Patchett

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Abortion, Alcohol, Medical content, Medical trauma, Body horror, Cancer, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Grief

Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Slavery, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Grief, Murder, Classism, Death of parent, Physical abuse, and Racism

Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Infidelity, Sexual content, Death, Classism, Grief, and Racism

An Isolated Incident by Emily Maguire

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Stalking, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Death

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson

adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

4.0

The Eye of the Sheep by Sofie Laguna

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Animal death, Blood, Abandonment, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Domestic abuse

This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper

dark funny lighthearted reflective sad fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Drug use, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Cancer, Death, Cursing, Infertility, Grief, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Swan Song by Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.

Have already read too much about this story for this to be interesting. Good writing though

Arcadia by Lauren Groff

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Drug use, Addiction, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Death, Drug abuse, Child death, Sexual content, Suicide, and Suicide attempt