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38 reviews

Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc

5.0

Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI by Ethan Mollick

2.0

Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine by Uché Blackstock

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Medical content, and Medical trauma

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Racism, Transphobia, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Sexual content

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault and Stalking

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki

emotional hopeful reflective fast-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

Making Sense of Intersex: Changing Ethical Perspectives in Biomedicine by Ellen K. Feder

challenging informative slow-paced

2.0

I'm sure this book could be very informational to someone a bit more versed in bioethics. As for me, I found the entire book past the first two chapters really difficult to understand. I'd recommend a different book as an introduction to learning about intersex people and the struggles they face.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Death, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Grief, and War

Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America by Michael Harriot

challenging funny informative slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Caprice by Coe Booth

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault