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185 reviews

Educated by Tara Westover

challenging dark inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Blood, Domestic abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

The Switch by Beth O'Leary

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Toxic relationship, and Death

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

Happy Place by Emily Henry

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Abandonment, and Chronic illness

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Grief, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Death, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Chronic illness, and Pregnancy

All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami

reflective sad medium-paced

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

Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami

emotional informative reflective sad 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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Abandonment, Cancer, and Death

A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Rape, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Sexual content, Violence, and Physical abuse