ifweweresorrows's reviews
26 reviews

I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Suicide

Moderate: Animal death

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

An Important and essential read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Cursing, Gore, Grief, Blood, Body horror, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual violence

The Perfectionists by Sara Shepard

4.0

The Good Girls by Sara Shepard

4.0

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

2.25

this was a headache to get through but i didn’t completely hate it

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Death, Misogyny, Infidelity, and Sexism

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

challenging dark hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Mental illness, Grief, Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Death of parent

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

King Lear by William Shakespeare

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Mental illness, and Death

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

The Rumour by Lesley Kara

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, and Murder

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Child death

Minor: Cancer and Rape

As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, and Cursing

Moderate: Infidelity, Abortion, and Pregnancy