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Frankenstein by Junji Ito

dark mysterious medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book Two by Emil Ferris

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Homophobia, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Murder, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Sexual content, Trafficking, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Alcohol, and Classism

The Great Pretender by Susannah Cahalan

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Police brutality, Grief, Abandonment, and Classism

Lore Olympus: Volume Seven by Rachel Smythe

funny reflective tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Rape, and Grief

Minor: Confinement, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Sensor by Junji Ito

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Suicide, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Medical content, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Mimi's Tales of Terror by Junji Ito

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Blood, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Confinement, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

They Called Us Enemy by Steven Scott, George Takei, Justin Eisinger

emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Deportation

Moderate: Death, Police brutality, War, and Classism

Minor: Child death, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Blood

Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Remina by Junji Ito

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Classism

Minor: Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Abandonment

The Liminal Zone by Junji Ito

dark mysterious sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Body shaming, Terminal illness, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury