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288 reviews

The 2000s Made Me Gay: Essays on Pop Culture by Grace Perry

emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.5

Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories From the Twenty-first Century by Alice Wong

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

slow-paced

3.0

We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence by Becky Cooper

challenging dark informative mysterious medium-paced

4.0

Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir by Natasha Trethewey

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Death of parent

The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

dark mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul by Nikita Gill

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.0