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94 reviews

Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone

5.0

You by Caroline Kepnes

3.75

Boy Parts by Eliza Clark

fast-paced

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Sexual assault

Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen

emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, and Suicide

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Meine dunkle Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell, Ulrike Thiesmeyer

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent

Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

I watched the movie a few years ago (and really liked it) and now finally read the book. And I have to say the book did a phenomenal job at captivating feelings. I literally could feel my gut wrenching every other page because of Aciman‘s incredible writing style/description of emotions. Because the book is written in a „monologue“, it‘s hard to perfectly reflect everything on screen. In the film it‘s obvious that Elio is extremely in love with Oliver, but in the book it‘s just on another level (because you are in Elio‘s mind). He’s obsessive and kind of idolizes Oliver where you could say it becomes unhealthy. In the movie you don‘t really get that intensity. The endings in novel and film-adaptation are very different but both hit hard. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

emotional reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and Homophobia

Moderate: Transphobia

Draußen vor der Tür by Wolfgang Borchert

challenging dark fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Die Vegetarierin by Han Kang

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Rape, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child abuse

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Suicide