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134 reviews

Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Shit Cassandra Saw by Gwen E. Kirby

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challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

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challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

Little Weirds by Jenny Slate

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emotional funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin

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

4.0

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

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adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

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challenging hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Pure Colour by Sheila Heti

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in A Culture Obsessed with Alcohol by Holly Whitaker

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 71%.
challenging hopeful informative slow-paced

3.0