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274 reviews

Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Police brutality, Murder

Betrayed by Rita Hayworth by Manuel Puig

reflective slow-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

3.0

Edinburgh by Alexander Chee

dark emotional sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Suicide, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt

Stubborn Archivist by Yara Rodrigues Fowler

reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks

reflective medium-paced

4.0

The Mezzanine by Nicholson Baker

funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

Not All Diamonds and Rosé: The Definitive Oral History of the Real Housewives by Dave Quinn

informative lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Suicide

Ways of Seeing by John Berger

informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

The Idiot by Elif Batuman

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

5.0

Multitudes: Stories by Lucy Caldwell

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent