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210 reviews

We Too: Essays on Sex Work and Survival by Natalie West

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

We Won't Be Here Tomorrow: And Other Stories by Margaret Killjoy

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Deadnaming, Homophobia, Rape, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Racism and Dysphoria

Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap Feminist by Sesali Bowen

emotional funny medium-paced

5.0

How to Survive a Plague: The Story of How Activists and Scientists Tamed AIDS by David France

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Human Acts by Han Kang

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir by Samra Habib

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.0

Auē by Becky Manawatu

challenging dark emotional sad 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

5.0