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216 reviews
Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
adventurous
challenging
reflective
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
4.5
I Was Told to Come Alone: My Journey Behind the Lines of Jihad by Souad Mekhennet
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Severance by Ling Ma
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories From the Twenty-first Century by Alice Wong
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Whisper by Yu-Ko Chang
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood
Captive: A Mother's Crusade to Save Her Daughter from the Terrifying Cult Nxivm by Catherine Oxenberg
medium-paced
2.0
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara
adventurous
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying: Essays by Bassey Ikpi
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts
Growing Up Disabled in Australia by Carly Findlay
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0