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If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Mind-bending and unlike anything I have ever read before

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Violence, and Murder

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Poignant and beautiful, while being confronting about the realities of mental health and the human experience

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse and Drug abuse

Under the Jaguar Sun by Italo Calvino

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Cannibalism

Six California Kitchens: A Collection of Recipes, Stories, and Cooking Lessons from a Pioneer of California Cuisine by Troyce Hoffman, Troyce Hoffman, Sally Schmitt, Sally Schmitt

adventurous reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.0

The writing is lovely, timelines interesting. Recipes are clearly emblematic of their time, so most are very 70s or 90s.

The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker

informative tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Rape, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth by Beth Allison Barr

hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Racism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child abuse and Rape

Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane

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? It's complicated

5.0

Dark, brooding and interwoven with true Boston history. The characters are believable and their storylines riveting

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Death

Minor: War

Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.75

Fun twists and intersections of the 2 main characters. I would have liked more back story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Cancer, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by KC Davis

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Fantastic help for executive dysfunction. Written in a warm and kind tone

The Selected Poems of Federico García Lorca by Federico García Lorca

mysterious reflective relaxing

4.75