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104 reviews

Babel by R.F. Kuang

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Xenophobia, Racism, and Colonisation

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Hate crime, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Grief, Death, Abandonment, and Misogyny

Minor: Drug abuse, Genocide, Car accident, and Classism

Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke

funny lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

All About the Moravians by Edwin A. Sawyer

informative inspiring fast-paced

4.0

Very elementary, straightforward explanation of some history, core beliefs, and governance of American Moravian churches. Good place to start.

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

challenging hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness

Minor: Child death

The Death I Gave Him by Em X. Liu

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Death, Murder, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Sexual content, Gun violence, and Confinement

Minor: Abandonment

The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans

challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, and Racial slurs

The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake
Did not finish book. Stopped at 62%.

Didn't like any of the characters 

The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz

hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

I just cried about a train

Severance - The Lexington Letter by Anonymous

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

4.5

Ughh they are so good at drawing out the tease. Need season 2

What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

adventurous emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Gun violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Child death, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Colonisation, Alcohol, and Abandonment

Minor: Misogyny