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186 reviews

You Feel It Just Below the Ribs by Jeffrey Cranor, Janina Matthewson

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

would have been an awesome short story but is a disappointing book

Crooked House by Agatha Christie

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

truly one of her best tbh 

Mickey7 by Edward Ashton

adventurous dark lighthearted fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder

A big part of this book is that the colony is basically in a famine, so they're on an extreme calorie restriction. It's not an eating disorder exactly, but it means there's a lot of talk about calories and hunger and restricting food that could potentially be triggering.

Midnight Blue-Light Special by Seanan McGuire

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.5

The Radioactive Boy Scout: The Frightening True Story of a Whiz Kid and His Homemade Nuclear Reactor by Ken Silverstein

informative sad medium-paced

3.75

The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

challenging reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

4.25

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

dark informative medium-paced

4.5

A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25