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228 reviews

That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

Spells of Old by Benjamin Medrano

slow-paced

2.0

Valentine Core: A Holiday Dungeon Core Novella by Jonathan Brooks

adventurous funny relaxing

3.0

Christmas Core by Jonathan Brooks, Jonathan Brooks

adventurous funny relaxing

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

challenging informative mysterious fast-paced

3.0

The Wandering Inn by Pirateaba

adventurous emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Xenophobia and Vomit

Minor: Sexual assault

City of Saints and Madmen by Jeff VanderMeer

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Titan by John Varley

adventurous mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

The Night Land, a Story Retold by James Stoddard, William Hope Hodgson

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

Roadkill by Dennis E. Taylor

fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0