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40 reviews

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

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challenging emotional reflective tense slow-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? No

4.0

Everything I Know about Love: A Memoir by Dolly Alderton

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emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis

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challenging informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

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challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell

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dark informative medium-paced

2.5

I love learning about cults/MLMs but I think that was my issue with this book. It feels like a great intro to this type of stuff but I found myself not really getting anything new out of it, perhaps because I’ve watched a lot of cult documentaries and have listened to many podcasts on the subject.

Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

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dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.0

Motherhood by Sheila Heti

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Milk Fed by Melissa Broder

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emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin

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dark funny reflective 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

4.5

Animal by Lisa Taddeo

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adventurous dark sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
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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