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Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

The Innocent Man by John Grisham

challenging dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews

dark funny informative reflective 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Blood, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, and Alcohol

The Lucky Galah by Tracy Sorensen

funny informative lighthearted reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Grief, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Until August by Gabriel García Márquez

reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism

The Last Guests by J.P. Pomare

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

The Secrets of Midwives by Sally Hepworth

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

The Wife and the Widow by Christian White

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

The Erratics by Vicki Laveau-Harvie

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie

adventurous reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, and Abortion