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126 reviews

The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier

funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Self harm, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Foster by Claire Keegan

emotional hopeful sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty and Pregnancy

Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World by Neil Gaiman

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

La mala costumbre by Alana S. Portero

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Grief, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Rape, Murder, and Lesbophobia

Galatea by Madeline Miller

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Blood

Dog Songs by Mary Oliver

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty

Un hombre sin cabeza by Etgar Keret

fast-paced

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

1.0

Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer