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The Next Person You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

reflective 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death

The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

emotional inspiring reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Infertility

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Carrie by Stephen King

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia, Sexism, Sexual content, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Rape, and Antisemitism

V for Vendetta by Alan Moore

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Violence, and Police brutality

Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Antisemitism

One of the main characters,

Evey,

is a minor who is repeatedly sexualised and even has a sexual relationship with an adult man. The government is a white supremacist fascist group that is described to have imprisoned and killed many people from marginalised communities, notably black, gay, and jewish people.

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5