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524 reviews

The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century by Amia Srinivasan

informative

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Classism, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Rape

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, and Trafficking

Minor: Murder and Suicide

Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic Independence by Kristen R. Ghodsee

informative

4.0

Of One Blood; Or, the Hidden Self by Pauline E. Hopkins

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Death, Religious bigotry, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Racism, Domestic abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Slavery, Rape, and Child death

incest

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Murder, Slavery, War, and Gun violence

residential schools

Ancestor Stones by Aminatta Forna

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Mental illness, Police brutality, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol, Grief, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, War, Islamophobia, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, and Child death

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Kidnapping, and Forced institutionalization

female genital mutilation

Swimming in the Monsoon Sea by Shyam Selvadurai

medium-paced

2.0

Content Warning: Everything by Akwaeke Emezi

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

4.0

The Fat Lady Sings by Jacqueline Roy

reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

dark reflective sad medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

The Hungry Ghosts by Shyam Selvadurai

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Grief, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Classism, and Hate crime

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Murder, War, Violence, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Alcoholism