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217 reviews

This Is Yesterday by Rose Ruane

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Bunny by Mona Awad

dark emotional funny mysterious slow-paced

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

4.75

A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

challenging dark funny reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.75

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.75

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

Essential Essays: Culture, Politics, and the Art of Poetry by Adrienne Rich

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.75