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177 reviews

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-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? No

4.5

De gevaren van roken in bed by Mariana Enríquez

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

De eenzaamheid van de priemgetallen by Paolo Giordano

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness

De laatste witte man by Mohsin Hamid

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

2.0

For me, it did not live up to the promising premise. Also, extremely long sentences with loads of commas are not my thing.

Naar het paradijs by Hanya Yanagihara
Did not finish book. Stopped at 13%.

Harrow by Joy Williams

challenging dark funny mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

De geschiedenis van mijn seksualiteit by Tobi Lakmaker

funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.5

Queenie: Godmother of Harlem by Aurélie Levy, Elizabeth Colomba

dark informative inspiring fast-paced

3.0

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

emotional funny sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence