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236 reviews

Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell

adventurous challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual assault, and Antisemitism

Saga: Compendium One by Brian K. Vaughan

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring sad tense fast-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: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Nomads: The Wanderers Who Shaped Our World by Anthony Sattin

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, and War

The Mask Falling by Samantha Shannon

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, and Kidnapping

Children of Memory by Adrian Tchaikovsky

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, and Murder

A Fort of Nine Towers: An Afghan Family Story by Qais Akbar Omar

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and War

Crypt by Alice Roberts

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Misogyny, Violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self by Andrea Wulf

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Xenophobia

A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories by Terry Pratchett

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

A Brief History of the Samurai by Jonathan Clements

challenging dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Suicide, Violence, Murder, and War