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34 reviews

West Side Story by Arthur Laurents

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Gun violence, Racism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Death

Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline

adventurous reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Death

Moderate: Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Blood

Minor: Rape

The Public (El público) by Federico García Lorca

reflective tense

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.5

Chicken with Plums by Marjane Satrapi

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Body shaming

Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Cursing

Moderate: Death and Sexual content

Minor: Animal cruelty

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Death, Child death, and Blood

Minor: Death of parent

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Blood and Cursing

The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Racism, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content

Minor: Gun violence

Be Here to Love Me at the End of the World by Sasha Fletcher

dark emotional funny informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Death, Murder, Violence, and Cursing

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Child death, and Genocide

Minor: Colonisation

The Tempest by William Shakespeare

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0