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18 reviews

We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver

4.25

Рана by Оксана Васякина, Oksana Vasyakina

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Death of parent

The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

funny medium-paced

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

4.75

1984 by George Orwell

3.5

Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Shelley

4.5

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Sexual violence, Dementia, Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism

Martin Eden by Jack London

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

Misery by Stephen King

4.5

The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa

4.5