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Flowers of Mold by Ha Seong-nan

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way to Think About Abortion by Gabrielle Stanley Blair

informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual content and Abortion

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Classism

Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, and Terminal illness

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia

Minor: Bullying and Child abuse

The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick by Mallory O'Meara

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Cursing, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Minor: Cancer, Death, Infertility, Grief, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Cursing, Medical trauma, and Abandonment

Minor: Drug use, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Antisemitism, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

The T(y)ranny by Alison Rumfitt

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Homophobia, Misogyny, Transphobia, and Dysphoria

Black Paradox by Junji Ito

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical trauma

Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, Medical content, and Alcohol

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Abortion, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment