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39 reviews

Letters from a Father to his Daughter by Jawaharlal Nehru

informative inspiring slow-paced

3.25

Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

She Lies in Wait by Gytha Lodge

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, and Sexual content

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.75

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

adventurous tense fast-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

3.75

Into the Magic Shop by James R. Doty

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-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

4.25

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

5.0

Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami

dark emotional mysterious relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.75

I am honestly so done by the cucumbers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Misogyny, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Xenophobia, and Stalking

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

4.0

A solid 4 stars.

Being someone who has their childhood ruined by parental expectations, while being attracted to the same sex, I can say that this was something I approve of wholeheartedly. [a: Jeanette Winterson|9399|Jeanette Winterson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1561070665p2/9399.jpg] did a fantastic job portraying the troubles faced by the minorities, and how parents tend to think that their kids owe them something. I cherished it dearly, might re-read it someday.