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139 reviews

Towards Zero by Agatha Christie

mysterious tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Minor: Infidelity, Blood, Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Death of parent, Child death, Death, Grief, Dysphoria, Cancer, Ableism, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Self harm, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abandonment

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Child death

Minor: Alcohol

The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping and Alcohol

Neuromancer by William Gibson

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Sexual content

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Rape

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Infidelity

Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

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

2.5

Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher

funny fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Death, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Minor: Alcoholism

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Animal death, Incest, and Animal cruelty

Minor: War

Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby

emotional funny fast-paced

5.0