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279 reviews

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Orpheus Girl by Brynne Rebele-Henry

dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

oh god oh god oh wow. this book is so hauntingly beautiful, the love between the characters is something you can feel through the pages this book made me insane! 

“I realized it didn’t have to be holy for something to be beautiful, and that’s how I knew I could love you.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia

Moderate: Deadnaming, Transphobia

Minor: Abandonment

Music from Another World by Robin Talley

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

this was so cute!!! it got kinda sad at points but that’s my jam so ! if you’re looking for a cute strangers to friends to lovers book i’d check this one out!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver by Mary Oliver
Did not finish book. Stopped at 23%.

it’s the same poem over and over again

Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn

funny inspiring lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

3.25

Hello, Transcriber by Hannah Morrissey

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.0

a little too pro cop for my tastes but the writing was great and the story was compelling and easy enough to follow

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Suicide

Minor: Animal death, Deadnaming, Homophobia

The Stranger by Albert Camus

slow-paced

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

0.5

fucking hated this book so much. the first 90% of the book is boring and uneventful. by the time it finally actually says something it’s some weird pessimistic perspective about how nothing matters, atheists are all unfeeling, and death doesn’t mean anything. none of the characters were likable one bit. it’s boring, it’s lame, the writing was awful and nondescript. the only reason it gets a half of a star is because i think the question posed about the impact like ability has on a trial is interesting. it would be more interesting if it was ambiguous to the reader whether or not he was guilty but the author didn’t do that so a waste imo. if you enjoyed it……get friends. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Death of parent

The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

While the Locust Slept: A Memoir by Peter Razor

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism