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6 reviews

The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Cannibalism, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

3.75