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No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Medical content, Terminal illness, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Abortion and Pregnancy

Minor: Ableism

Cold Enough For Snow by Jessica Au

reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcohol, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Racism, and Classism

Mystery at the Aquarium by Kate B. Jerome

informative lighthearted fast-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty and Confinement

Scott Pilgrim vs the World by Bryan Lee O'Malley

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Fatphobia, Ableism, and Body shaming

Minor: Sexual content, Stalking, Alcohol, Racism, Violence, and Cursing

Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley

funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity and Toxic relationship

Minor: Violence, Ableism, Sexual content, Stalking, Alcohol, Biphobia, and Racism

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Alcohol, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Violence, Blood, and Cursing

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Slavery, Animal death, Blood, Murder, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Self harm, and Sexual content

Moderate: Medical content, Abandonment, Child abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcohol, Classism, Pregnancy, Rape, Slavery, and Vomit

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death of parent, and Homophobia

The Four Seasons of Brambly Hedge by Jill Barklem

hopeful relaxing 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Classism, Sexism, Violence, and Alcohol

Lean on Pete by Willy Vlautin

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Car accident, Death, Cursing, Violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Bullying, Drug use, Fatphobia, and Grief

Moderate: Infidelity, Murder, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault, Addiction, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia

Moderate: Medical content, Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Car accident, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion