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181 reviews

The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate by Peter Wohlleben

informative lighthearted medium-paced

3.0

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Chronic illness, Sexual content

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Police brutality

We Spread by Iain Reid

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail

Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman

emotional relaxing sad medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Vomit, Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia, Excrement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

Into Thin Air: Personal Account of the Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Mental illness

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee

reflective medium-paced

2.0

I wish the last 10% of the book was the entirety of the book. 90% of just verbatim transcription of therapy sessions were quite dull. Lacked depth. Translation also seemed to really be a miss. For what was touted to be a personal and emotional book, i really struggled to connect with it at all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Mental illness, Alcohol

Minor: Xenophobia

In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss by Amy Bloom

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Had to read this after hearing an excerpt of it on This American Life Ep. 779 End of Earth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, Grief

Minor: Vomit, Car accident

Educated by Tara Westover

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Car accident, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Dementia