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195 reviews

Jade War by Fonda Lee
Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.

Kojiki by Keith Yatsuhashi
Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.

Arms: The Culture and Credo of the Gun by A.J. Somerset
Did not finish book. Stopped at 13%.

The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty

adventurous emotional tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Murder, War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Slavery, Death of parent

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Did not finish book. Stopped at 46%.

The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi

dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Hate crime, Religious bigotry

The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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, Gore, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cannibalism

The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

adventurous mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Rape

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Colonisation

The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetuated in the Name of Science by Sam Kean

dark informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma