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686 reviews

Recognizing the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative by Isabella Hammad

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Colonisation, and War

The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual violence

Playground by Richard Powers

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcoholism

Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel

emotional funny hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Never Tell Anyone Your Name by Federico Ivanier

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

Bear by Marian Engel

challenging dark funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

Jog On: How Running Saved My Life by Bella Mackie

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Meat Love: An Ideology of the Flesh by Amber Husain

challenging reflective slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death