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91 reviews

An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Tender Buttons by Gertrude Stein

challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

1.75

The Last Day of a Condemned Man by Victor Hugo

dark emotional reflective sad 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? No

2.75

Secrets of the Octopus by Sy Montgomery

funny informative fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Self harm, and Cannibalism

Minor: Body horror, Infertility, and Sexual content

Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Vomit, Death of parent, and Colonisation

Minor: Slavery and Blood

The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot

dark informative reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Infidelity and Mental illness

New Islands: And Other Stories by Maria Luisa Bombal

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

3.75

The Membranes by Chi Ta-wei

emotional mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0