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490 reviews

Greek Lessons by Han Kang

emotional fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Violence

A Riot of Goldfish by Kanoko Okamoto

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Bullying

The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai

lighthearted 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? No

3.0

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

The ending was lovely, but this book felt 200 pages too long and I really started to hate picking it up. Personally a lot of it could’ve been cut and made everything a lot more powerful and engaging, because at times it felt tedious.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Death, Drug use, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Chronic illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Addiction, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Self harm

You're the Only One I've Told: The Stories Behind Abortion by Meera Shah

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I really appreciated hearing all of these stories, and for the bravery of those who shared them. I think everyone should read this book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion

The Deepest Breath by Meg Grehan

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Stunning, beautiful beautiful beautiful, all kids should get to read this and know it’s okay 

Circe by Madeline Miller

adventurous informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.75

Ughhhhhhhhh - I really wanted to love this but I just couldn’t, the writing style totally disregarded the ‘show don’t tell’ mantra and the protagonist was unbearable. I don’t understand the hype. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Torture, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Death, Confinement, Sexual violence, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Animal death, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexism and Rape

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Gore, Car accident, Dysphoria, Hate crime, Colonisation, Death of parent, Death, Dementia, Grief, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Murder, and Violence

Get Rich or Lie Trying: Ambition and Deceit in the New Influencer Economy by Symeon Brown

informative reflective medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Racial slurs, Cultural appropriation, and Racism

Moderate: Gun violence, Medical content, Bullying, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Dysphoria, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Know My Name: The Survivor of the Stanford Sexual Assault Case Tells Her Story by Chanel Miller

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, Medical content, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Classism, Racial slurs, Cursing, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Grief, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Suicide

Moderate: Mass/school shootings