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260 reviews

All's Well by Mona Awad

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dark mysterious 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

3.75

Solar Perplexus by Dean Young

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challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

3.5

Figment by Leila Chatti

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dark reflective sad fast-paced

5.0


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Big Girl by Mecca Jamilah Sullivan

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 66%.
Stunningly written, it just a bit slow and triggering and I just got the point after a while, ya know? Maybe I’ll pick it up again someday, but it’s not the book I need right now.
Stop Wanting by Lizzie Harris

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dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

The metaphors didn’t make sense to me. Not my favorite :/
The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Motherhood by Sheila Heti

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challenging dark reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Bliss Montage by Ling Ma

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

4.75

Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay

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inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Stories of a Life by Наталия Мещанинова, Nataliya Meshchaninova

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dark funny reflective sad 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

4.25

The only reason I didn’t rate this book higher was its racism towards Romani people.

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