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214 reviews

Unbelonging by Gayatri Sethi

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

Wild Nights: Heart Wisdom from Five Women Poets by Claire Whitmore, Sappho, Lisa Locascio, Sara Teasdale, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Amy Lowell, Emily Dickinson

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

4.5

Dog Songs by Mary Oliver

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

Street Cat Named Bob by James Bowen

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Drug abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty

The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes

challenging dark emotional hopeful slow-paced

5.0

Padawan by Kiersten White

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

“despite what others may call them, no one is ever truly lost. there is always hope in the force”

NW by Zadie Smith

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

Beloved by Toni Morrison

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, and Slavery

The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi

challenging emotional 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

3.0

Felicity by Mary Oliver

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

a very beautiful and charming collection of poetry. 

“but as you can see, we are just now entirely busy being roses” 💗