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362 reviews

Red Princess: A Revolutionary Life by Sofka Zinovieff

emotional informative inspiring slow-paced

4.0

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement and Death

Where I Was from by Joan Didion

informative reflective slow-paced

2.0

Gypsy Boy by Mikey Walsh

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Suicide attempt

Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid

lighthearted reflective 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? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

challenging emotional funny reflective sad 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? No

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Slavery, Grief, and War

What a Way to Go by Bella Mackie

dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Infidelity, Grief, and Death of parent

The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and War

Londoners: The Days and Nights of London Now—As Told by Those Who Love It, Hate It, Live It, Left It, and Long for It by Craig Taylor

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Suicide, Islamophobia, Medical content, Trafficking, Classism, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Two Girls Fat and Thin by Mary Gaitskill

challenging dark emotional medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence