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Kindred

Octavia E. Butler

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Politically Correct Bedtime Stories

James Finn Garner

5.0

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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: Complicated

We Used to Live Here

Marcus Kliewer

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting

Minor: Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

Diavola

Jennifer Marie Thorne

4.75

dark funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, Gaslighting, Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Parable of the Sower

Octavia E. Butler

3.75

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content