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26 reviews

The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.25

Now I don't know how to reffer to the main character... lol... we say no to misgendering fictional characters

Really nice book... at least the first ¾. I really liked the mysterous charm that this book had, also the emotions and trauma of the main character but by the end, I didn't feel that tension

He/she, how do you prefer to call them, just put on some female clothes and left? Like, what? The gender implications were nice but it just didn't fit in this book. I'm saying this as a trans person

I thought that the paranormal stuff will be more important to the plot. Also, I've seen some people having problem with Tokarczuk's "feminism". Personally, I thought that these dialogue like "if women dislike something then it's good" were more like a joke...? Okay then...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Terminal illness

Moderate: Medical trauma, Sexual content, Suicide, Child abuse, and Medical content

Minor: War and Vomit

Scythe by Neal Shusterman

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality

Moderate: Gore, Violence, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Blood

Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual content

Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

It's great! But not for people who don't like slow-pacing or find violence very triggering

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and War

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Death of parent and Vomit

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

It would be five stars if not the info dumping in some parts of the book :/
Still worth reading though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, and Mental illness

Minor: Self harm

The Setting Sun by Osamu Dazai

challenging dark emotional relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.75

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective relaxing slow-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? No

4.75

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

challenging dark emotional relaxing sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Not saying that it's bad, just not 100% my taste. I still think it was good, I will read the next volume probably

Panic by Lauren Oliver

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

2.5

Before I Fall Enhanced by Lauren Oliver

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.75