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Song of Susannah by Stephen King, Darrel Anderson

tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Child death

There are several mentally disabled characters treated poorly in the text, and children becoming mentally disabled is a looming threat throughout the novel.

The Stand by Stephen King

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, and Medical trauma

Der Turm by Stephen King

mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, and Cannibalism

Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes: A No-Bullshit Guide to World Mythology by Cory O'Brien

funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• 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: Child death and Gore

One character has their eyes gouged out. The event is not shown, but the aftermath is described.

Pile of Bones by Bailey Cunningham

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

A character loses their memory partway through the book. Another has their Achilles tendon damaged. Several characters are set on fire.

Wizard and Glass by Stephen King

tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Sexual assault

A character is burned at the stake.

The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

A character dies after drunkenly falling off a balcony.