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56 reviews
Couplets by Maggie Millner
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Content Warnings
reflective
fast-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
3.25
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Brand New Ancients by Kae Tempest
adventurous
reflective
fast-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
4.5
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
funny
informative
reflective
medium-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
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Riotous Black Girls, Troublesome Women and Queer Radicals by Saidiya Hartman
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challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Police brutality, and Murder
Heaven by Mieko Kawakami
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sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Matrix by Lauren Groff
adventurous
challenging
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
stunning and so informative with a lovely stance on religion and the added historical developments of humans growing dominance and separation from their environment/nature.
struggled with the pacing in parts but with a strong character arc that kept you going
struggled with the pacing in parts but with a strong character arc that kept you going