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Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Pageboy by Elliot Page

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Torture, and Transphobia

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Violence

Minor: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

Maroons by adrienne maree brown

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

Graphic: Genocide and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

Minor: Abandonment, Cannibalism, and Child death

Ana on the Edge by A.J. Sass

hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Transphobia, Outing, Homophobia, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Freaking excellent. Visionary and creative. The ending (no spoilers) is one that has really stuck with me. I need other people to read it and talk to me about it, because I'm still not done processing six months later.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Confinement

Moderate: War, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe

adventurous dark inspiring 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? No

5.0

Air Logic by Laurie J. Marks

adventurous medium-paced

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

5.0

Water Logic by Laurie J. Marks

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Earth Logic by Laurie J. Marks

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Fire Logic by Laurie J. Marks

adventurous inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0