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299 reviews

Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.75

Middlemarch by George Eliot

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong

emotional reflective sad

4.75

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

emotional funny informative reflective 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? No

4.0

Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth by Warsan Shire

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, War

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

Carol by Claire Morgan, Patricia Highsmith

emotional hopeful reflective medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

Bright Dead Things: Poems by Ada Limón

emotional reflective relaxing

3.75

Orlando by Virginia Woolf

challenging emotional inspiring reflective

• 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

4.5