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Mr. Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo

emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, and Infidelity

Moderate: Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Religious bigotry, and Racism

Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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: Mental illness and Grief

Moderate: Police brutality, Racism, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Ableism

Stolen Girls Survivors Of Boko Haram Tell Their Story by Wolfgang Bauer

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Genocide, Blood, Slavery, and Gun violence

Moderate: Miscarriage and Suicide

Minor: Excrement and Abortion

Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Child abuse

Moderate: Blood, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Body shaming

Minor: Fatphobia

Blueberries: Essays Concerning Understanding by Ellena Savage

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, and Abortion

Minor: Rape

All the Young Men by Ruth Coker Burks

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Transphobia, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Vomit, Mental illness, and Chronic illness

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

adventurous funny hopeful tense slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Death, Suicide, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Sexism and Vomit

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Racism

Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Racial slurs

Minor: Car accident, Child death, Excrement, Vomit, and Cancer

If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Fatphobia

Moderate: Violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Child death