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80 reviews

Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) by Dean Spade

challenging hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

this is exactly the kind of book they want to burn and that’s why I love it. 

The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring tense 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? No

5.0

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

damn this book was sad. at times incredibly relatable. trigger warning: alcoholism/addiction/depression/ suicide 

Jaws by Peter Benchley

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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

3.5

The Fisherman by John Langan

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

more witch/witcher men than fish /fishermen. this book is grotesque and creepy and strange in the best way. very dark. 

Hyperion by Dan Simmons

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious 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? No

5.0

the lord of pain awaits us all 

The Stranger by Albert Camus

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-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

3.5

Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

this book haunts me 

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

slow sad but sweet slice of life in not so long ago Ireland. reminds of the importance of being present and warns against the effects of the church having more impact than it should in a community.