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16 reviews

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

challenging dark sad fast-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

1.75

The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Cats of the Louvre by Taiyo Matsumoto

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective slow-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

3.5

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and War

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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? It's complicated

3.0

Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman

emotional reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Grief, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death, Excrement, Vomit, and Death of parent

Babel by R.F. Kuang

adventurous emotional informative mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Classism

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Murder, and War

Moderate: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Gore, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism