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Beloved by Toni Morrison

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

so beautifully written, Toni Morrison makes me cry with her sentences. i love the women this story follows and i'm not ready to let them go. i'm so glad i picked it back up.
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Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

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emotional reflective 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

5.0

I LOVED this book so much!! It was so perfect and relatable and everything I needed in my life right now. Lily and Kath's love was so entrancing, I felt like my heart was being ripped out of my chest by the epilogue. Every lesbian/queer person in general should read this book immediately. 
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Lord of the Flies by William Golding

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adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It was fine if you like to read adventure books by pessimistic men (I typically don't).
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The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

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dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-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

I really enjoyed this book all the way through. Plath's writing reminded me a lot of Vonnegut (which i loved), but was also so unique and entrancing. To reiterate what everyone else who reads this book says; the racism throughout is very weird and very unnecessary. However, I loved reading this and I look forward to reading some of Plath's poetry in the future!!
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Open City by Teju Cole

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challenging reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

1.5

I hate this book so much. I really wanted to like it but it's genuinely so horrible I couldn't. The main character is insufferable, like one of the most pretentious characters I've ever read about. He's selfish, a know-it-all, and incredibly boring.
I thought by the end of the book he might do some introspection about his shitty character, especially after his friend Moji revealed to him that he assaulted her, but he didn't bat an eye. In general his whole attitude towards women is gross.
I wouldn't recommend this to anyone, unless you're in the mood for one of the most pointless books you will ever read.
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The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.0

I loved this book!! I went into it expecting a cheesy romance, and ended up with one of the best depictions of mental illness in a YA book I've read. The writing was a little corny at times because after all it is YA, but I thought it flowed really smoothly. Chim really makes you feel for these characters, and as someone who's mother struggles with mental illness, seeing that represented in this book was so comforting. Definitely recommend if you're looking for something easy to read but still important.
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Women and Fiction: Short Stories By and About Women by Susan Cahill

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 27%.
I don't like short story collections that much. it's too much work and my brain can't separate them. shoutout gertrude stein though....
Tempest Rising by Diane McKinney-Whetstone

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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

4.25

I really enjoyed this book! I love books examining relationships between women, particularly mothers and daughters, and I think this did a really good job.
however, I do wish that more time was spent talking about Clarise's experience in the psych ward. The institutionalization of black people is a topic not a lot of people discuss and I would've loved a deeper exploration of this.
overall, I thought this was lovely. 
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Lucky by Alice Sebold

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.
extremely graphic and unsettling....
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

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adventurous dark funny reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Definitely not something I would usually gravitate towards, but I'm so glad I picked it up! I loved how the concept of time was used to move the story forward.
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