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53 reviews

Masters of Death by Olivie Blake

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson

2.0

McTeague by Frank Norris

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Incest, Racial slurs, and Death of parent

The Nun by Denis Diderot

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Torture, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Death of parent and Alcohol

alphabet by Susanna Nied, Inger Christensen

inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death and War

But What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past by Chuck Klosterman

funny informative reflective medium-paced

2.5

Billy Budd, Sailor by Herman Melville

informative tense slow-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? It's complicated

2.5

The Last Days of Jack Sparks by Jason Arnopp

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange

dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Torture, Blood, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Minor: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy