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88 reviews

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense 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

4.0

corruption arc >>> redemption arc
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A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair

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

1.25

read for a book club, this book truly has a lot of riverdale vibes. clever in some places but gets repetitive and cringe most of the time unfortunately
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu

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emotional funny inspiring 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

4.5

Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

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dark funny reflective fast-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

2.0

i'm weird, i'm a weirdo. i don't fit in and i don't want to fit in-
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Butcher's Crossing by John Williams

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

4.5

this happened to my buddy thomas howard one time
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Pew by Catherine Lacey

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

3.75

midnight mass but make it baptist and metaphorical
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

i don't have much to say other than that this book was written with such love and care and even then, i still had an insanely visceral reaction to it
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Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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

4.75

ouuuuu miss june you're never seeing the pearly gates
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Girls Against God by Jenny Hval

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

1.5

I love the imagery and what it's trying to say but man, this was pretty hard to get through. I do feel like I need tl be in a proper head space for this to fully appreciate it
Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

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

3.75

I guess you can say she got that dawg in her