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51 reviews

The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man by James Weldon Johnson, Arna Bontemps

challenging informative fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence

Babel by R.F. Kuang

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Classism

Moderate: Racism, Death of parent

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

dark reflective fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Ableism, Abortion

Blue Is the Warmest Color by Jul Maroh

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Lesbophobia

The Piano Teacher by Elfriede Jelinek

challenging dark slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence

Minor: Vomit

The Night Watch by Sarah Waters

slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia

The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

challenging dark fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Rape, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent

Moderate: Car accident

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

adventurous challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Murder

Moderate: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Acephobia/Arophobia

Bunny by Mona Awad

dark funny medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Self harm