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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Islamophobia, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation

Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb: An American Slave by Henry Bibb

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-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

5.0

This book is a masterpiece! The writing, the jokes, everything about this is romance and then some. I love gow the author balances fluff with harder topics like

drug addiction, mother-daughter relationships, and racism

The very relaxed language feels a bit funny at first, but it becomes a very charming quality of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Blood, Medical trauma

Northanger Abbey (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

Chocolat by Joanne Harris

emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, War

Animal Farm by George Orwell

challenging funny informative reflective tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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: Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

1984 by George Orwell

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

3.0

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0