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The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and War

Good Material by Dolly Alderton

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Infertility

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English by Noor Naga

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Lucky Breaks by Yevgenia Belorusets

3.75

Long Live the Post Horn! by Vigdis Hjorth

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage and Medical content

Minor: Infertility

Paradise Rot by Jenny Hval

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Another Day in the Death of America by Gary Younge

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Violence, Police brutality, and Mass/school shootings

Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI by Madhumita Murgia

challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic