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125 reviews

Liquid, Fragile, Perishable by Carolyn Kuebler

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

Under a Gilded Sky: An utterly heart-wrenching historical novel of star-crossed love and survival by Imogen Martin

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.5

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

It is safe to say that Call Me By Your Name is unlike any other book I have ever read. Aciman's way of writing does for me, what good literature should be able to do; it transfers you into another universe where you feel connected to the characters and the world they live in.

This book is not your average romance novel, but it manages to give you a whole new perspective on what love is (or could be, at least). It is a heartbreaking but beautiful coming-of-age novel, following Elio's romantic relationship with Oliver and showing the pain connected to truly, passionate love. 

The only thing that keeps me from giving the book five stars is the very explicit sexual scenes, especially the one with the peach...

Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune

emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

2.0

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Moby-Dick: Or, the Whale by Herman Melville

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective tense 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

Here Goes Nothing by Eamon McGrath

reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5