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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, 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, 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, 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, Classism

The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Excrement, Police brutality, Grief, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic

Things I Don't Want to Know by Deborah Levy

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Police brutality, Abandonment, Colonisation, Classism

Good Material by Dolly Alderton

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Infertility, Sexual content, Grief, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic

Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

These Precious Days by Ann Patchett

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic