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110 reviews

The Moth Presents All These Wonders: True Stories about Facing the Unknown by Catherine Burns

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

5.0

Road Ends by Mary Lawson

emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.0

City of Devi by Manil Suri

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-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

3.75

The Ascent Of Rum Doodle by W.E. Bowman

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

The Power by Naomi Alderman

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexism

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Death of parent, Gore, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Medical content, Blood, and Body horror

Minor: Trafficking, Xenophobia, and War

The List by Yomi Adegoke

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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

3.0

Under a Zambian Tree : Dora Moono Nyambe's quest to educate her nation by Dora Moono Nyambe, Joseph Schmitt

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

3.25

Midwinter by Fiona Melrose

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa

emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing sad 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abortion, Infidelity, and Child death

The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter by Margareta Magnusson

emotional hopeful informative inspiring relaxing medium-paced

4.25