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69 reviews

Trits (Mis, Mirakel, Drif) by Reza de Wet

adventurous hopeful sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Excrement, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death

Minor: Rape

Buckingham Palace', District Six by Richard Rive

emotional funny 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Hamlet by William Shakespeare

emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Infidelity, Alcohol, and Incest

Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin

emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Rape, Death, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, and Suicide

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

challenging dark funny slow-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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Misogyny, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Racism, Cannibalism, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Rape, Addiction, Classism, Gun violence, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Mental illness, Racism, Death, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and War

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut

dark funny sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Death

Raka by N.P. van Wyk Louw

dark fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

dark funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Addiction