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14 reviews

Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer

informative inspiring relaxing medium-paced

4.75

Solitaire by Alice Oseman

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels

challenging funny tense medium-paced

3.75

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.5

Absurd; inner childhood fun and the creeps.

Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Unrequited love, unbearable. Heart break and romanticized heart break.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual content

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Slavery, Trafficking, and War

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

fast-paced

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

4.75

All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

challenging inspiring medium-paced

4.25

Heartstopper Volume 1 by Alice Oseman

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25