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35 reviews

Happy Death Club: Essays on Death, Grief & Bereavement Across Cultures by Naomi Westerman

dark emotional funny hopeful informative sad fast-paced

4.0

The Raptures by Jan Carson

dark emotional funny mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Pageboy: A Memoir by Elliot Page

dark reflective medium-paced

4.0

Penance by Eliza Clark

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Eyes Guts Throat Bones by Moïra Fowley-Doyle

dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Fragile Animals by Genevieve Jagger

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Salem's Lot by Stephen King

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Homophobia, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Torture, and Religious bigotry

Brutes by Dizz Tate

dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Classism

Malamander by Thomas Taylor

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship