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51 reviews

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

challenging dark sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content

Deserter by Junji Ito

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail

Under the Skin by Michel Faber

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

My Body by Emily Ratajkowski

challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment

Affinity by Sarah Waters

dark mysterious slow-paced

4.0

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

challenging emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Vomit, Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury

Women Don't Owe You Pretty by Florence Given

challenging informative medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Lesbophobia, Outing

Minor: Cultural appropriation

Man Into Woman: The First Sex Change by Lili Elbe

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

2.5

Sula by Toni Morrison

challenging dark sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Grief, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic friendship

Minor: Excrement