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19 reviews

Anna O by Matthew Blake

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism and Infidelity

The St. Ambrose School for Girls by Jessica Ward

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, and Grief

Lifesavers and Body Snatchers: Medical Care and the Struggle for Survival in the Great War by Tim Cook

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters by Cole C. Kingseed, Dick Winters

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Stories in Stone: A Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism and Iconography by Douglas Keister

informative medium-paced

4.0

Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals about Death by Caitlin Doughty

dark emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Medical content and Medical trauma

Minor: Animal death, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, and Vomit

In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial by Mona Chollet

The book started out interesting, but started to get repetitive quickly. I suppose there aren't a lot of ways to say how sexism is a thing and the witch trails were largely attacking women. 

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

The Survivors by Alex Schulman

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts