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If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness and Terminal illness
Persuasion by Jane Austen
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness
A character slips and injures their head for a portion of the novel.
Revival by Stephen King
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
The book ends with the reveal that there is only one afterlife, in which all souls are tortured by giant insects.
Several characters are electrocuted.
Phantoms by Dean Koontz
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Death
Minor: Child death
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
challenging
funny
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
A sentient cow advises characters on which part of it's body would be most delicious to eat.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0