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461 reviews

Gun to My Head by Dira Lewis
Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Police brutality

Minor: Cursing, Infertility, Medical content, Trafficking, Pregnancy

A Feather So Black by Lyra Selene

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, War

Minor: Body shaming

There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib

reflective medium-paced

3.75

went on a little too long for me — i could've done without the last quarter (literally, the book is organized into four quarters ala a basketball game) — but there's no denying Abdurraqib can write.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Classism

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent

Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker
Did not finish book. Stopped at 23%.

Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky
Did not finish book. Stopped at 60%.

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Sing Me to Sleep by Gabi Burton
Did not finish book. Stopped at 37%.

From Out in the Cold by L.A. Witt
Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.

The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson
Did not finish book. Stopped at 16%.