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319 reviews

Almond by Won-pyung Sohn

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

Haruko/Love Poems by June Jordan

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam by Thien Pham

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.75

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee

hopeful reflective fast-paced

2.25

This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us by Cole Arthur Riley

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

Flamer by Mike Curato
Did not finish book. Stopped at 13%.

i just don’t care genuinely. wrong book to break a slump with

The Deep by Rivers Solomon

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt

Moderate: War

Bloom Into You, Vol. 1 by Nakatani Nio

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 15 by Ryōsuke Takeuchi

adventurous emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The Yakuza's Bias, Vol. 2 by Teki Yatsuda

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75