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565 reviews

Who Cooked the Last Supper?: The Women's History of the World by Rosalind Miles

challenging informative slow-paced

3.5

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline

dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

I could have done without the Jesus, God, The Devil etc. metaphors. I think the story had much more potential before that was all brought into it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Child abuse, Suicide, Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Violence

The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Minor: Torture and Rape

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Rape, Torture, and War

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West by Dee Brown

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Colonisation, and Genocide

Sisters of Shadow and Light by Sara B. Larson
Did not finish book. Stopped at 38%.

I just don’t care about these characters or the story

The Yellow Wallpaper: Original and Unabridged by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

5.0

Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich by Norman Ohler

informative reflective tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Drug abuse, and Racism

Minor: War