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70 reviews

You by Caroline Kepnes
Did not finish book. Stopped at 24%.

It was too disturbing and I really disliked the writing style. I love the show, but Joe in the books was such a freak I couldn’t deal with it.

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Zodiac by Romina Russell

adventurous 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

1.5

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

emotional 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

4.0

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

challenging dark 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

2.0

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

slow-paced

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

1.25

The Pearl by John Steinbeck

dark fast-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

1.25

The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

challenging mysterious reflective fast-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? Yes

4.0

There There by Tommy Orange

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, and Death of parent

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Infertility, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail