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Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and then Took on the West by Catherine Belton
informative
slow-paced
4.0
Pygmy by Chuck Palahniuk
Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Rape
La Honte by Annie Ernaux
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder
Vernon God Little by D.B.C. Pierre
dark
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
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Grief, Mass/school shootings
The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon
emotional
funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, War
Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0