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50 reviews

My Feudal Lord by William Hoffer, Marilyn Hoffer, Tehmina Durrani

dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense slow-paced

5.0

This woman is literally the most broken thing I've ever read about. It happens irl but the difference is that she had the courage to write about it. Hauntingly good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Classism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Suicide, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

Diary of an Oxygen Thief by Anonymous

adventurous challenging funny medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Torture

Family Dancing by David Leavitt

funny relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Great Expectations: The Graphic Novel by Charles Dickens, Jen Green, Jim Campbell, Jason Cardy, John Stokes

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

emotional lighthearted 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? No

5.0

There and Here by Alice Brown

tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

1.5

I only liked how it ended. The rest was way too fast paced. 

The Art of the Body by Alex Allison

challenging emotional 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: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Medical trauma, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders

The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli by Niccolò Machiavelli

informative fast-paced

4.5