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536 reviews

Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

funny lighthearted fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Classism

The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

challenging dark emotional informative 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Excrement, Police brutality, Grief, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Things I Don't Want to Know by Deborah Levy

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Police brutality, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism

Good Material by Dolly Alderton

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Infertility, Sexual content, Grief, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

3.5

These Precious Days by Ann Patchett

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Scary Monsters by Michelle de Kretser

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

When Things Are Alive They Hum by Hannah Bent

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, and Death of parent

The Honeyeater by Jessie Tu

challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship