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494 reviews

Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Dysphoria

Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve by Drew Afualo

informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

Dirty Diana by Shana Feste, Jen Besser

medium-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

2.0

What the fuck was that ending? 

American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church by Andrew L. Whitehead
Did not finish book. Stopped at 1%.

I don’t think this book is for me since I’m not a Christian but I will be giving this book to someone in my life who may benefit from it 

The Beasts We Bury by D.L. Taylor

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II by Douglas A. Blackmon

dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

My Body by Emily Ratajkowski

emotional inspiring relaxing sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Drug use, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria

The House of My Mother by Shari Franke

dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment

Grooming

A Season of Light by Julie Iromuanya

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I have no clue how to feel about this book honestly