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129 reviews

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

this book is so good that I even downloaded and listened to the audiobook while I showered so that I didn’t have to stop reading for the 10 mins that I was showering

Before We Were Innocent by Ella Berman

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dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

sooooo boring and slow I just wanted to tell every character in this book to stop whining and get it together

Beartown by Fredrik Backman

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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funny informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
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

“unlikable main character” “the ending fell flat” “the characters don’t have any redeeming qualities” “it villainizes white women” …… 👩‍🦯 BRUH

R. F. Kuang fucking smacks you in the face with the point/message and some of y’all will still miss it. This book is an absolute masterpiece. Exceptionally thought provoking and well written.

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced