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24 reviews

Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Mental illness

Portrait of a Body by Julie Delporte

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Penny by Karl Stevens

funny lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

3.0

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

adventurous mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

0.5

Candelaria by Melissa Lozada-Oliva

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Blood and Cannibalism

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Vomit

Between Two Moons by Aisha Abdel Gawad

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

3.75

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Abortion, and Gaslighting