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274 reviews

Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Abandonment

Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory: Stories by Raphael Bob-Waksberg

funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.0

Strong Female Character by Fern Brady

informative medium-paced

4.0

The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty

dark slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood

The Trio by Johanna Hedman

reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

dark emotional slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship

Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers

emotional mysterious slow-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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Babel by R.F. Kuang

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.0

The Premonitions Bureau by Sam Knight

informative mysterious medium-paced

4.0

Purity by Jonathan Franzen

dark mysterious 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