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792 reviews

Meaty by Samantha Irby

funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

3.5

A little dated, but still enjoyable! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Excrement, Death of parent

Moderate: Fatphobia, Mental illness

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

challenging informative tense medium-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

4.5

Rebecca can do no wrong in my book. So insightful and honest, without pulling punches.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts

Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby

funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.5

Anything that can make me laugh so hard I wake my baby up is worthy of a high rating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Medical content, Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content, Vomit, Pandemic/Epidemic

Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

YES. An author’s hyperfixation novel that makes me scared of fruit?? I’m sooooo here for it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Homophobia, Sexual content

Minor: Grief

The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Sam Vimes is an icon. This had so much commentary and was way before its time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Transphobia, Xenophobia

Minor: Addiction, Confinement, Suicide

Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

It’s been a while since I read the first 22 books in this series, and I had completely forgotten how funny and insightful Terry Pratchett is. Ended up docking a half star for a few dated references, but I really loved this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Blood

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death

Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

This one took a turn. 😂

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Abandonment, Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death

Minor: Gore, Gun violence, War

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

You had me at “Arthur Dent f@cks.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Sexual content

Minor: Animal death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War

Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Ridiculous. Loving it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gun violence, Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Genocide, War

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Xenophobia

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Continues to be fun nonsense that is somehow also super smart??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Genocide, Colonisation

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Alcohol

Minor: Death, Gun violence, War