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A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Bullying

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, War, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Dementia, Mental illness, Suicide, Vomit, and Violence

Minor: Genocide

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

adventurous reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

Troubling Love by Elena Ferrante

reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Brutes by Dizz Tate

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

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

2.75

Lanny by Max Porter

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing by Eimear McBride

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Bullying, Sexual violence, Death, and Infidelity

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw

dark tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0